Cool Schools Full Ranking 2015

July 17, 2015

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Rank    SchoolTotal  Co-Curricular  Energy    Investments    Food   Innovation   Academics   Planning   Purchasing   Transport   Waste   Water   
  Possible Score  1000 84 249 75 51 40 76 70 39 116 105 95
1 University of California, Irvine 867.29 77.00 198.63 75.00 35.45 40.00 59.79 70.00 30.09 98.60 104.33 78.39
2 University of California, Davis 787.46 84.00 163.26 75.00 35.84 40.00 47.57 70.00 29.02 88.74 76.92 77.10
3 University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh 786.91 84.00 200.88 75.00 32.96 40.00 39.22 70.00 15.31 73.97 68.58 87.00
4 Colorado State University 782.90 77.00 144.06 75.00 35.53 40.00 67.75 70.00 28.59 75.87 89.03 80.07
5 Middlebury College 779.08 84.00 146.78 55.00 35.84 40.00 49.66 70.00 27.31 79.15 96.35 95.00
6 Oberlin College 775.95 70.00 202.73 55.00 37.53 40.00 35.47 70.00 32.37 71.80 74.72 86.33
7 University of California, San Diego 766.77 84.00 121.60 75.00 34.37 40.00 40.19 70.00 14.94 93.00 101.93 91.75
8 University of Connecticut 766.30 77.00 131.06 75.00 38.38 40.00 64.71 70.00 27.09 73.79 86.09 83.18
9 Lewis & Clark College 762.55 68.25 162.11 75.00 37.95 40.00 38.39 70.00 34.26 81.57 92.42 62.60
10 University of Washington 761.70 77.00 137.45 60.00 42.01 40.00 62.70 70.00 35.67 96.46 77.63 62.77
11 Arizona State University 757.04 84.00 180.38 55.00 33.32 40.00 48.13 70.00 35.05 85.26 85.92 40.00
12 Dickinson College 753.79 77.00 171.53 55.00 31.75 40.00 52.98 70.00 33.56 85.85 67.90 68.23
13 University of California, Berkeley 753.65 70.00 154.09 75.00 43.00 36.67 42.72 70.00 23.73 88.98 84.30 65.16
14 University of South Florida 753.07 84.00 162.34 75.00 38.16 40.00 64.32 70.00 19.90 72.70 71.66 55.00
15 Green Mountain College 752.22 77.00 166.98 75.00 37.67 40.00 67.40 70.00 17.49 68.93 71.61 60.15
16 College of the Atlantic 746.90 77.00 147.85 55.00 37.32 40.00 69.90 70.00 28.76 67.00 74.80 79.27
17 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 740.42 77.00 182.45 15.00 34.07 40.00 51.84 70.00 29.96 83.85 78.13 78.12
18 Portland State University 736.99 84.00 188.83 0.00 39.63 40.00 51.06 70.00 30.89 84.55 69.84 78.19
19 University of California, Santa Barbara 736.02 77.00 142.82 40.00 38.37 40.00 46.13 70.00 23.02 80.25 98.72 79.70
20 Colby College 732.07 77.00 196.85 0.00 35.21 40.00 58.66 70.00 30.23 72.59 86.41 65.11
21 Stanford University 727.16 77.00 120.69 35.00 41.04 40.00 54.43 70.00 31.85 95.12 83.16 78.86
22 Chatham University 720.81 82.60 151.00 40.00 41.53 40.00 60.82 70.00 12.41 53.33 74.13 95.00
23 University of Pennsylvania 719.73 84.00 147.83 35.00 38.89 40.00 29.68 70.00 19.84 84.89 82.59 87.00
24 Appalachian State University 719.49 76.30 158.69 35.00 33.32 26.67 66.42 70.00 30.32 64.49 75.20 83.08
25 Emory University 718.67 84.00 123.41 20.00 21.00 40.00 62.89 70.00 27.97 90.05 93.99 85.36
26 University of Wisconsin–River Falls 716.03 67.90 189.05 20.00 34.58 40.00 48.76 70.00 29.83 52.59 81.50 81.82
27 University of Maryland, College Park 714.01 84.00 124.62 20.00 34.12 40.00 52.87 70.00 25.17 78.19 103.66 81.38
28 Duke University 713.87 84.00 142.36 55.00 33.74 20.00 60.40 70.00 25.01 71.46 63.63 88.27
29 Cornell University 713.11 77.00 162.37 20.00 36.68 40.00 63.38 70.00 23.41 84.28 75.91 60.07
30 Macalester College 708.39 77.00 162.84 35.00 35.63 40.00 42.86 45.00 38.15 93.58 98.32 40.00
31 California State University, Chico 705.73 70.00 161.07 35.00 33.11 40.00 61.41 45.00 29.97 67.05 94.65 68.48
32 George Washington University 704.39 77.00 160.48 0.00 33.04 40.00 58.45 70.00 28.10 86.17 75.91 75.25
33 University of Minnesota, Morris 703.63 84.00 177.73 35.00 31.53 40.00 53.22 45.00 17.45 70.95 65.51 83.24
34 University of the Pacific 702.44 76.30 171.46 20.00 35.84 40.00 55.07 45.00 23.31 74.60 89.23 71.64
35 University of Arizona 701.56 76.30 175.14 40.00 31.63 40.00 54.19 70.00 20.35 73.24 85.72 35.00
36 Pomona College 699.31 77.00 147.83 35.00 36.27 40.00 46.36 70.00 21.02 96.57 89.25 40.00
37 Grand Valley State University 691.39 77.00 125.50 40.00 36.01 40.00 43.43 70.00 24.66 64.92 89.94 79.93
38 Pennsylvania State University 690.50 75.25 142.68 20.00 34.83 40.00 49.27 70.00 23.10 75.91 78.27 81.19
39 Colgate University 688.42 70.00 201.24 0.00 35.12 0.00 36.74 70.00 28.02 80.40 84.77 82.12
40 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 687.42 77.00 146.97 40.00 30.11 40.00 59.67 70.00 13.88 75.10 65.79 68.91
41 Harvard University 685.69 77.00 135.15 15.00 37.74 40.00 51.57 45.00 29.87 99.04 86.59 68.74
42 Oregon State University 685.09 77.00 124.78 75.00 34.79 20.00 55.20 70.00 29.45 73.45 63.47 61.95
43 University of California, Los Angeles 684.44 70.00 113.78 75.00 32.89 20.00 37.70 70.00 29.13 92.43 88.51 55.00
44 University of California, Santa Cruz 680.32 77.00 166.68 40.00 37.32 0.00 40.72 45.00 23.27 87.78 96.88 65.67
45 University of Vermont 677.73 84.00 153.84 55.00 35.44 40.00 40.72 20.00 11.28 68.46 85.75 83.25
46 California State University, Channel Islands 675.99 75.25 130.58 20.00 37.32 40.00 59.72 38.33 28.16 79.40 76.24 91.00
47 University of Missouri (Mizzou) 675.62 77.00 183.75 0.00 34.37 40.00 48.77 70.00 17.91 60.82 75.10 67.89
48 Bard College 674.16 83.30 115.23 35.00 34.37 40.00 59.91 70.00 23.01 59.72 73.62 80.00
49 Rice University 671.75 84.00 139.35 20.00 28.21 40.00 50.96 38.33 9.44 87.20 94.26 80.00
50 Santa Clara University 670.79 70.00 154.53 35.00 33.21 10.00 55.31 70.00 31.29 90.35 74.10 47.00
51 Warren Wilson College 666.34 76.30 172.71 0.00 35.21 40.00 28.03 70.00 25.45 68.84 93.74 56.07
52 University of Colorado, Boulder 661.75 77.00 114.79 55.00 36.62 40.00 47.60 70.00 16.76 80.46 61.79 61.73
53 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 661.40 84.00 144.74 20.00 31.63 40.00 44.12 63.33 7.78 62.23 86.00 77.56
54 Furman University 660.94 82.25 160.52 0.00 35.21 20.00 52.74 70.00 20.78 47.58 94.11 77.74
55 Iowa State University 660.06 70.00 132.41 40.00 34.14 40.00 61.40 70.00 28.03 44.68 84.40 55.00
56 University of Florida 655.35 77.00 167.39 55.00 35.99 0.00 42.53 45.00 18.82 68.59 83.39 61.64
57 Vanderbilt University 650.03 77.00 177.75 0.00 27.16 0.00 49.93 70.00 18.10 70.83 74.27 85.00
58 Carnegie Mellon University 649.22 84.00 180.66 20.00 40.89 0.00 46.34 70.00 20.56 80.02 66.74 40.00
59 Colorado College 641.93 77.00 168.96 40.00 37.40 0.00 25.90 70.00 17.91 40.98 90.84 72.94
60 Hampshire College 641.63 77.00 130.39 55.00 37.33 40.00 46.33 70.00 11.83 53.70 77.84 42.21
61 Smith College 639.52 70.00 112.02 20.00 35.63 40.00 44.13 70.00 21.92 61.03 102.11 62.68
62 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 637.88 63.00 136.26 0.00 33.61 40.00 38.59 70.00 20.27 80.99 82.90 72.26
63 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 637.50 70.00 136.04 55.00 32.89 10.00 52.81 70.00 25.38 52.07 97.31 36.00
64 Carleton College 633.73 70.00 140.68 55.00 36.05 13.33 38.45 70.00 16.06 66.77 86.38 41.00
65 University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point 627.04 75.25 142.51 0.00 32.68 40.00 49.70 70.00 21.42 53.34 79.38 62.77
66 Loyola Marymount University 626.62 77.00 123.59 75.00 33.15 6.67 38.34 70.00 28.65 94.23 40.00 40.00
67 Allegheny College 625.44 70.00 157.76 20.00 35.21 6.67 38.84 70.00 15.21 50.42 92.29 69.05
68 Unity College 624.24 77.00 157.25 55.00 39.00 40.00 64.02 70.00 28.67 22.66 54.64 16.00
69 Dartmouth College 624.05 70.00 138.80 55.00 49.89 0.00 43.56 70.00 12.42 46.84 84.43 53.10
70 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 619.67 77.00 142.21 20.00 33.99 0.00 18.87 70.00 17.60 75.14 79.13 85.73
71 Sterling College 619.17 62.30 88.00 55.00 47.00 40.00 61.15 56.67 24.58 48.00 70.93 65.55
72 Columbia University 619.06 77.00 114.38 15.00 42.71 10.00 53.13 70.00 29.11 99.73 72.00 36.00
73 University of Louisville 615.27 77.00 146.38 55.00 30.12 0.00 38.60 63.33 14.29 63.12 87.42 40.00
74 University of Wisconsin–Green Bay 615.00 75.60 150.38 0.00 26.11 30.00 34.29 70.00 19.32 40.05 93.25 76.00
75 University of Illinois at Chicago 613.02 70.00 135.24 0.00 26.17 40.00 40.28 70.00 23.75 74.93 92.65 40.00
76 University of Minnesota, Duluth 608.84 63.00 135.33 55.00 31.21 0.00 42.74 70.00 9.67 66.37 74.88 60.63
77 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 608.63 70.00 141.11 0.00 35.21 40.00 57.85 63.33 16.65 69.90 64.05 50.53
78 University of Pittsburgh 607.56 77.00 142.00 15.00 35.63 20.00 41.61 70.00 11.83 67.83 86.66 40.00
79 University of Missouri, Kansas City 606.19 84.00 154.86 15.00 37.95 10.00 55.48 45.00 22.98 41.27 99.66 40.00
80 Missouri State University 605.71 76.30 118.96 55.00 31.39 40.00 9.13 70.00 20.19 54.21 54.54 76.00
81 Wartburg College 602.58 77.00 79.62 40.00 34.32 10.00 60.89 70.00 29.98 69.32 55.46 76.00
82 Southern Oregon University 601.81 77.00 147.36 20.00 30.32 0.00 36.67 70.00 18.50 62.68 86.18 53.10
83 University of San Diego 601.60 77.00 177.17 0.00 36.89 26.67 54.95 20.00 33.79 34.45 77.40 63.28
84 Case Western Reserve University 599.84 77.00 137.71 0.00 39.00 10.00 31.68 70.00 21.26 77.72 71.27 64.21
85 Western Michigan University 599.44 76.30 139.60 40.00 33.47 40.00 44.03 70.00 20.58 21.80 73.67 40.00
86 Tufts University 597.23 77.00 113.17 20.00 33.55 10.00 43.94 70.00 28.05 69.32 64.40 67.79
87 Williams College 589.91 66.85 127.10 55.00 34.43 10.00 28.75 45.00 1.50 67.34 72.64 81.31
88 Texas A&M University 589.34 77.00 132.24 0.00 34.52 0.00 26.26 70.00 20.14 68.50 86.20 74.49
89 University of Massachusetts, Amherst 589.02 77.00 107.33 35.00 33.95 0.00 50.39 38.33 27.03 76.07 74.56 69.36
90 Babson College 588.84 70.00 141.70 0.00 32.75 30.00 59.74 45.00 18.90 61.50 89.26 40.00
91 University of Wisconsin–Whitewater 586.16 63.00 171.82 40.00 33.74 0.00 27.31 70.00 28.29 49.34 62.66 40.00
92 Champlain College 581.63 63.00 164.80 0.00 34.16 10.00 25.26 70.00 10.48 86.64 81.29 36.00
93 Brandeis University 579.01 70.00 116.61 0.00 26.48 40.00 43.04 56.67 5.00 62.30 87.98 70.93
94 Ohio University 578.73 70.00 131.19 40.00 33.53 40.00 34.22 45.00 11.53 53.93 82.32 37.00
95 Wesleyan University 577.35 69.30 136.94 15.00 35.42 0.00 28.81 45.00 26.42 67.33 85.12 68.00
96 Aquinas College 568.60 77.00 129.65 0.00 33.67 0.00 39.69 70.00 16.77 41.43 96.38 64.00
97 Occidental College 563.66 75.25 136.63 0.00 36.26 10.00 38.03 70.00 15.69 79.50 72.29 30.00
98 Elon University 559.06 75.60 127.77 20.00 32.28 0.00 43.74 70.00 23.58 46.91 78.19 41.00
99 Bucknell University 557.91 63.00 128.55 40.00 34.16 10.00 51.30 45.00 21.04 53.50 75.36 36.00
100 Saint Louis University 553.17 70.00 104.93 0.00 32.74 40.00 36.97 45.00 16.87 58.18 78.47 70.00
101 Frostburg State University 550.87 59.85 174.35 20.00 0.00 20.00 24.05 70.00 24.58 28.61 67.52 61.91
102 Saint John's University 549.35 69.30 123.06 15.00 35.10 0.00 44.54 45.00 14.58 59.00 58.89 84.88
103 The Evergreen State College 547.61 69.30 153.72 0.00 14.00 0.00 24.50 63.33 30.14 64.82 56.39 71.40
104 State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 541.85 82.25 137.99 40.00 17.63 0.00 61.88 45.00 16.80 45.50 58.80 36.00
105 Muhlenberg College 538.18 77.00 85.43 0.00 33.11 0.00 34.43 70.00 26.12 62.62 86.16 63.31
106 Bentley University 536.28 77.00 149.36 0.00 14.00 30.00 47.92 70.00 8.78 52.74 78.48 8.00
107 University of North Dakota 533.56 49.00 183.39 55.00 18.42 0.00 39.28 38.33 3.33 37.86 44.28 64.65
108 Boston University 533.33 70.00 91.81 35.00 33.95 30.00 40.93 20.00 14.44 72.27 67.52 57.41
109 Washington State University, Pullman 530.43 60.90 87.45 40.00 34.79 0.00 30.28 70.00 17.11 53.42 72.15 64.33
110 Brown University 522.68 62.30 103.77 15.00 39.42 0.00 32.76 20.00 18.17 77.12 72.84 81.30
111 Oklahoma State University 521.76 75.25 117.82 0.00 30.74 0.00 40.10 70.00 22.60 59.33 65.91 40.00
112 Knox College 519.95 60.55 107.21 0.00 31.63 10.00 36.17 70.00 20.37 59.61 71.80 52.60
113 Villanova University 519.01 69.30 104.72 35.00 42.83 0.00 45.53 45.00 16.15 59.07 61.41 40.00
114 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 518.74 76.30 107.61 0.00 37.11 40.00 48.51 38.33 9.80 47.97 72.11 41.00
115 Washington University in St. Louis 517.68 77.00 107.36 15.00 34.58 0.00 32.04 45.00 19.69 60.53 86.47 40.00
116 Lehigh University 517.15 66.50 126.26 0.00 25.87 0.00 7.13 70.00 24.96 45.44 82.98 68.00
117 Plymouth State University 511.68 70.00 117.64 0.00 28.21 0.00 32.56 70.00 4.83 55.00 66.78 66.66
118 Gonzaga University 507.46 51.45 153.63 0.00 26.74 0.00 25.41 56.67 4.83 53.37 69.06 66.30
119 Mills College 502.56 63.00 105.14 0.00 33.47 0.00 44.37 45.00 21.11 53.31 81.55 55.61
120 University of Mount Union 500.93 84.00 121.44 20.00 32.26 10.00 39.38 70.00 9.46 15.40 78.99 20.00
121 Temple University 496.68 63.00 146.38 0.00 21.00 10.00 32.86 45.00 6.30 55.35 76.79 40.00
122 California State University, Fullerton 496.30 63.00 107.75 0.00 37.32 0.00 24.95 70.00 25.10 60.29 67.90 40.00
123 Miami University 491.78 55.30 104.22 0.00 37.32 10.00 27.30 70.00 13.56 28.20 90.18 55.71
124 Westminster College 490.96 70.00 116.77 0.00 33.32 0.00 31.65 45.00 26.07 59.38 76.79 32.00
125 Purdue University 484.69 83.30 37.33 20.00 33.26 40.00 48.64 45.00 8.36 49.00 47.36 72.43
126 Southern Connecticut State University 477.68 60.90 167.69 0.00 25.05 0.00 18.15 70.00 17.58 28.44 69.88 20.00
127 Randolph College 473.30 68.25 107.05 15.00 30.32 0.00 43.05 45.00 3.33 60.10 66.21 35.00
128 University of Dayton 472.60 66.15 127.53 20.00 14.00 40.00 16.08 45.00 3.33 37.42 71.09 32.00
129 Earlham College 467.72 69.30 82.51 55.00 21.00 0.00 39.11 45.00 16.69 60.94 50.17 28.00
130 Albion College 462.24 59.50 124.07 20.00 28.84 0.00 61.52 6.67 8.21 35.78 64.70 52.96
131 Spelman College 458.05 42.00 107.63 0.00 32.26 0.00 48.99 56.67 3.33 70.20 61.61 35.36
132 Mount Holyoke College 455.53 67.20 88.95 0.00 35.42 0.00 26.06 70.00 23.09 45.62 71.19 28.00
133 Baylor University 451.01 68.25 83.74 20.00 33.51 20.00 34.94 70.00 15.76 29.49 60.32 15.00
134 State University of New York at Fredonia 436.33 46.90 104.01 20.00 27.67 0.00 31.58 63.33 19.78 40.12 54.93 28.00
135 University of Nebraska–Lincoln 433.50 72.80 142.12 0.00 32.05 0.00 21.90 13.33 16.73 35.42 48.50 50.66
136 San Francisco State University 432.36 49.00 114.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.50 70.00 4.83 60.84 61.19 62.00
137 Creighton University 422.91 60.90 134.83 0.00 7.00 0.00 37.79 38.33 24.30 59.76 41.99 18.00
138 Weber State University 417.64 73.85 135.39 0.00 26.32 0.00 31.88 45.00 4.20 42.81 43.20 15.00
139 College of Charleston 404.12 76.30 83.01 0.00 31.42 0.00 31.76 45.00 12.99 57.20 66.44 0.00
140 Pacific Lutheran University 403.39 41.30 109.21 20.00 14.00 0.00 24.00 20.00 23.81 20.92 80.93 49.22
141 University of West Georgia 396.15 58.10 70.60 0.00 31.13 10.00 29.92 63.33 5.08 35.74 11.25 81.00
142 Kenyon College 391.53 18.20 119.59 0.00 38.79 0.00 8.36 13.33 4.83 27.58 98.08 62.76
143 Binghamton University 384.84 14.00 137.06 0.00 34.53 0.00 29.06 45.00 4.83 55.18 37.91 27.28
144 Kent State University 378.24 64.40 47.85 0.00 7.00 0.00 29.59 45.00 23.37 27.18 71.60 62.24
145 LIU Post 371.45 62.30 99.16 0.00 0.00 20.00 16.25 13.33 8.89 19.91 91.60 40.00
146 St. John's University 334.29 39.90 82.06 0.00 7.00 0.00 17.00 20.00 8.59 31.00 87.13 41.61
147 Belmont University 325.39 74.20 55.79 0.00 7.00 0.00 19.47 6.67 3.33 40.42 86.52 32.00
148 Drexel University 320.56 27.30 107.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.29 6.67 16.07 36.74 73.53 36.00
149 California College of the Arts 253.84 21.00 55.49 0.00 14.00 0.00 27.56 63.33 10.33 48.00 14.12 0.00
150 Wittenberg University 219.74 39.20 68.51 0.00 21.00 0.00 15.17 38.33 0.00 21.00 16.52 0.00
151 Eckerd College 205.62 59.50 95.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.18 0.00 4.83 28.00 0.00 0.00
152 Radford University 188.30 14.00 79.36 0.00 14.21 0.00 17.48 20.00 14.03 16.52 12.69 0.00
153 University of Texas at Dallas 147.24 19.60 7.66 0.00 14.00 0.00 7.84 20.00 6.67 52.69 18.79 0.00