AASHE's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System
The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework that measures the sustainability performance of more than 700 colleges and universities in 21 countries around the world.
The program is managed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
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 STARS rigorous reporting requirements).
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 | 2022 Gold Report |
| Gold | February 15, 2019 | 77.56 | v. 2.1.3 | 2019 Gold Report |
| Gold | August 10, 2016 | 70.52 | v. 2.1 | 2016 Gold Report |
| Silver | May 1, 2015 | 53.85 | v. 2.0 | 2015 Silver Report |