AASHE's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System
The is a transparent, self-reporting framework that measures the sustainability performance of more than 1,225 colleges and universities in 43 countries around the world.
The program is managed by the .
STARS measures sustainability comprehensively across all areas of higher education with reporting metrics ranging from academics to operations, all the way through employee satisfaction, and even investments. It allows institutions to benchmark their performance amongst peer institutions and incentivizes change with public recognition. Institutions are recognized based on their overall STARS score as Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum institutions. (See the ).
UMass Lowell has submitted to STARS multiple times, and all of our reporting is freely and publicly available on AASHE's website. Check out the links to our past reports below!
UMass Lowell's STARS Reporting History
| Rating | Date | Points | Version | Link to Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | February 11, 2022 | 83.37 | v. 2.2 | |
| Gold | February 15, 2019 | 77.56 | v. 2.1.3 | |
| Gold | August 10, 2016 | 70.52 | v. 2.1 | |
| Silver | May 1, 2015 | 53.85 | v. 2.0 |