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The guide, which has been published for five years in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council鈥檚 Center for Green Schools, is a free comprehensive resource for college applicants that salutes universities and colleges that have demonstrated a commitment to the environment and sustainability.
The Princeton Review made its selections based on 鈥淕reen Rating鈥� scores tallied in 2013 for 832 schools. The scores were reported in the publication鈥檚 school profiles on its website and guidebooks in summer 2013. The publication tallies its rating (a score of 60 to 99) using data from surveys it conducts annually of hundreds of school administrators about their schools鈥� environmental and sustainability policies, practices and academic offerings.
The 332 schools in this year鈥檚 guide earned scores of 83 or higher.
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