Princeton Review gives 11 Schools perfect 'Green Rating'

The green trend is quickly catching on as now universities are going the green route. In its first rating of environmentally institutions, the Princeton Review named 11 Universities as top green schools.

"The 2009 Green Rating Honor Roll" gave 534 college and universities a score from 60 to 99 based on a survey from the 2007-2008 academic year, developed by a panel of "experts in higher education green practices," according to the program's Web site.

Schools are judged on three criteria: whether students have a healthy and sustainable quality of life, how well the school is preparing students to work in the clean energy economy of the 21st century and how environmentally responsible the school's policies are.

Questions cover a range of topics, from energy consumption to transportation to educational opportunities.

The Top Rated Green Schools Include:

- Arizona State University
- Bates College
- College of the Atlantic
- Emory University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Harvard
- SUNY Binghamton
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Oregon
- University of Washington
- Yale

Princeton Review Green Rating

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