Accolades & Sustainability Ratings (STARS)

Selected for inclusion in Princeton Review "Guide to Green Colleges". On Princeton's Green Rating, based on a scale of 60-99, Seattle University received 92.
In the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) 2025 Sustainable Campus Index, Seattle University ranked as a top performer in Master’s Institutions overall (#2), Procurement & Waste (#5), and Well-being & Work (#7).
The Puget Sound Business Journal and Slalom recognized Seattle University with a 2025 Environmental and Sustainability Award for Operational Excellence.
Seattle University is listed among the 2025 Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses in the United States, ranked #7 as assessed by the Post-Landfill Action Network’s (PLAN) Atlas Zero Waste Certification® program.
Awarded 2025 Laudato Si' Action Platform Certificate

National Wildlife Federation Campus Race to Zero Waste: SU ranked #1 in the medium sized campus division of the diversion category and #2 nationally in the diversion from landfill category.
Since 2018, Seattle University has earned the "Tree Campus Higher Education" designation from the Arbor Day Foundation program.

Seattle University obtained the Green Grounds "Platinum" Certification, awarded by Re:wild Your Campus
Seattle University in The Environmental Magazine's list of 10 Colleges & Universities That Support the Eco-Friendly Agenda

Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) Report