Accolades

SUstainability in the News

• SU made The Environmental Magazine's list of 10 Colleges & Universities That Support the Eco-Friendly Agenda

Ratings

• 2021: #14 on Sierra Club's Cool Schools List
• 2021: Gold rating on The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™(STARS)
• 2021: #1 in school size and #9 nationwide for waste diversion in Race to Zero Waste competition
• 2020: SU recognized as top performer by AASHE's Sustainable Campus Index. SU scored #3 in overall performance among Master's institutions, #4 for curriculum, and #8 for Public Engagement.
• 2020: #20 on Sierra Club's Cool Schools List
• 2020: Princeton Review’s 2021 Green Honor Roll. SU is #16 out of 416 schools in Princeton Review's Top Green Colleges
• 2020: #6 out of 145 schools across North America for waste diversion in 2020 RecycleMania nationwide competition
• 2019: #21 Princeton Review Top 50 Green Colleges
• 2019: #13 on Sierra Club's Cool Schools List
• 2019: #2 in Nation for Sustainability Curriculum and #4 in Overall Sustainability Performance Among Master's Institutions (AASHE)
• 2019: EnviroStars Champion, EnviroStars
• 2018:  on The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™(STARS)
• 2018: #8 on Sierra's Cool Schools List
• 2018: Green Honor Roll on The Princeton Review's Green Ratings System

Awards

Alternative Transportation Program

• Visionary Award in Transportation, Seattle 2030 District
• Diamond Award, Commuter Challenge

Compost Program 

• Recycling Institution of the Year, Washington State Recycling Association
• Outstanding Achievement, Washington Organics Recycling Coalition
• Sustainability Innovator Award, Sustainable Endowments Institute

Energy Conservation 

• Best Newcomer Award, Puget Sound Energy Commercial Strategic Energy Management Program 2020
• Green Lights Award, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Outstanding Achievement, City of Seattle
• Power Player Award, Seattle City Light

Environmental Leadership

• BEST Award for Environmental Leadership, Resource Venture
• Best Large Business Program Award, Washington State Dept. of Ecology
• Environmental Excellence Award, Rotary Club of Seattle
• Recycler of the Year, Washington State Recycling Association
• Governor's Award for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Practices
• Green Washington Award, Seattle Business Magazine

Organic Landscape Practices  

• Tree Campus USA 2019, Arbor Day Foundation
• Championship Field, "Field of the Year," Sports Turf Management Association 
• Green Washington Award, Washington CEO Magazine
• Hall of Fame Inductee, Washington Toxics Coalition

Recycling Program 

• Outstanding School, National Recycling Coalition
• Recycler of the Year Award, Washington State Recycling Association
• WasteWise Partner of the Year Award, U.S. EPA
• WasteWise Program Champion Award, U.S. EPA