AU Ranks Second in The Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges List

American University ranked #2 on the list of Top 50 Green Colleges in The Princeton Review's recently released 2025 Guide to Green Colleges. This ranking is AU's highest yet in this annual list.

The Princeton Review chooses its Top 50 Green Colleges based on a combination of school-reported data and student opinion via institutional and student surveys, with AU receiving a Green Rating of 99. The three main criteria were:

• Whether students have a campus quality of life that is both healthy and sustainable

• How well a school is preparing students for employment in the clean-energy economy

• How environmentally responsible a school's policies are