Emissions Reports
View publicly reported carbon footprint results from colleges, universities, and other organizations. Use the filters in the left panel to focus in on particular institution types. Click on an institution's name to visit its institution report page, where you can find more details on their goals, emissions over time, and more!
Note: Making direct institution to institution comparisons should be done with caution and recognition that most of the data submitted to the public reporting platform has not been independently verified by a third party.
| Name | Carnegie Classification | State | Latest Year | Total Enrollment (FTE) | Total Building Square Footage (GSF) | Net Emissions (MTCDE) | % Change in Emissions * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | Master's Colleges and Universities | NC | 2024 | 20,592 | 6,044,495 | 43,483.11 | -43% |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Doctorate-granting Universities | CA | 2023 | 20,598 | 5,669,513 | 51,010.00 | -10% |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Baccalaureate Colleges | CA | 2020 | 21,689 | 4,950,472 | 16,498.99 | -43% |
| The George Washington University | Doctorate-granting Universities | DC | 2025 | 21,973 | 8,651,967 | 75,412.94 | -41% |
| University of Mississippi | Doctorate-granting Universities | MS | 2017 | 22,650 | 7,025,755 | 123,306.31 | 4% |
| Mississippi State University | Doctorate-granting Universities | MS | 2021 | 23,086 | 7,951,663 | 80,404.47 | -44% |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Master's Colleges and Universities | CA | 2022 | 23,387 | 5,497,022 | 42,224.36 | -35% |
| Austin Community College District | Associates Colleges | TX | 2021 | 23,408 | 3,303,561 | 22,571.76 | -28% |
| Ohio University: Athens | Doctorate-granting Universities | OH | 2023 | 23,560 | 8,162,231 | 120,225.16 | -46% |
| Northeastern University: Northeastern University | Doctorate-granting Universities | MA | 2021 | 24,060 | 7,595,196 | 55,806.25 | -2% |
| University of Connecticut | Doctorate-granting Universities | CT | 2025 | 24,442 | 12,462,178 | 176,062.12 | -4% |
| Georgia Southern University | Doctorate-granting Universities | GA | 2022 | 24,491 | 7,368,925 | 97,950.39 | 9% |
| Cornell University | Doctorate-granting Universities | NY | 2025 | 25,685 | 16,667,172 | 207,310.35 | -34% |
| Stony Brook University | Doctorate-granting Universities | NY | 2024 | 26,068 | 13,182,409 | 206,660.25 | -29% |
| California State University-Sacramento | Baccalaureate Colleges | CA | 2024 | 26,261 | 6,313,710 | 40,592.02 | 23% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Doctorate-granting Universities | VA | 2025 | 26,389 | 8,635,492 | 152,596.51 | 11% |
| University of California, Riverside | Doctorate-granting Universities | CA | 2022 | 26,434 | 6,530,670 | 80,198.00 | -33% |
| Auburn University: Auburn Campus | Doctorate-granting Universities | AL | 2019 | 26,803 | 9,745,964 | 174,067.35 | -32% |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Doctorate-granting Universities | NC | 2023 | 26,904 | 9,729,879 | 89,491.32 | -21% |
| University of Arkansas Main Campus | Doctorate-granting Universities | AR | 2020 | 27,559 | 8,973,680 | 130,613.57 | -17% |
* % Change in Emissions shows the change in total publicly reported emissions between the earliest and most recent emissions data reported.