{"id":2842112,"date":"2024-10-24T08:55:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T13:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.stfrancis.edu\/?p=2842112"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:53:57","slug":"usf-featured-in-the-princeton-review-guide-to-green-colleges-2025-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-featured-in-the-princeton-review-guide-to-green-colleges-2025-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"USF Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2842112\" class=\"elementor elementor-2842112\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81e793d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81e793d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cca878b\" data-id=\"cca878b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa838f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa838f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USF-in-Joliet-arial.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2842114\" alt=\"Aerial view of USF&#039;s main campus in Joliet, Ill.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USF-in-Joliet-arial.png 800w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USF-in-Joliet-arial-400x177.png 400w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USF-in-Joliet-arial-768x339.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934d661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"934d661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joliet, Ill. \u2013 The Princeton Review\u00ae, known for its many education services and resources for college-bound students, features the University of St. Francis (USF) in the new 2025 edition of its online resource, <em>The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges<\/em>.<\/p><p>Accessible for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings\/green-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.princetonreview.com\/green-guide<\/a>, the Guide profiles 511 colleges that foster a culture of environmental responsibility and demonstrate a commitment to sustainability.<\/p><p>The Princeton Review chose the colleges for this edition of the Guide based on a survey it conducted in 2023-2024 of administrators at nearly 600 colleges about their institutions&#8217; sustainability-related policies, practices, and programs. The company also surveyed students attending the colleges about their &#8220;green&#8221; campus experiences. The school selections were based on more than 25 data points from the surveys.<\/p><p>&#8220;We are delighted to recommend the University of St. Francis to students who want their \u2018best-fit\u2019 college to also be a &#8216;green&#8217; one,&#8221; said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review&#8217;s Editor-in-Chief. \u201cUSF, which offers excellent academics, also demonstrates a strong commitment to sustainability in its campus programs, policies and practices.\u201d<\/p><p>USF has completed several sustainability-focused projects over the past several years, including the creation of a pollinator garden, maintenance of on-campus beehives, study and restoration of the Charlotte Codo Prairie in Frankfort, composting, and the creation of community garden.<\/p><p>\u201cIt is an honor for the University of St. Francis to continue to be recognized for its sustainability efforts by <em>The Princeton Review<\/em>. This recognition serves as a nice acknowledgement of our efforts to increase the campus\u2019s sustainability projects and awareness,\u201d said Dave DiLorenzo, USF Director of Community and Employee Relations.<\/p><p>Franek also noted that The Princeton Review is seeing substantive interest among college applicants in attending green colleges. Of the nearly 8,000 college-bound students the company polled for its 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/press\/college-hopes-worries-press-release-2024\">College Hopes &amp; Worries Survey<\/a>, 61% said having information about a college&#8217;s commitment to the environment would affect their decision to apply to or attend a school. A report on the survey is at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-hopes-worries\">http:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-hopes-worries<\/a>.<\/p><p>The Princeton Review has published its Guide to Green Colleges annually since 2010. Information on how the company selected the schools for the Guide and tallied the Guide\u2019s Top 50 Green Colleges ranking list is here. The education services company is also known for its other resources for college applicants including its dozens of other categories of college rankings, and its annual book, The Best 390 Colleges, (2025 Edition published August 2024).<\/p><p><u>About <em>The Princeton Review<\/em><\/u><\/p><p>The Princeton Review is a leading tutoring, test prep, and college admissions services company. Every year, it helps millions of college- and graduate school\u2013bound students as well as working professionals achieve their education and career goals through its many education services and products. These include online and in-person courses delivered by a network of more than 4,000 teachers and tutors; online resources; more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House; and dozens of categories of school rankings. Founded in 1981, The Princeton Review is now in its 43rd year. The company\u2019s Tutor.com brand, now in its 24th year, is one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S. It comprises a community of thousands of tutors who have delivered more than 27 million tutoring sessions. The Princeton Review is headquartered in New York, NY. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/\">www.princetonreview.com\/<\/a>.<\/p><p>: :<\/p><p>The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 3,300 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\">stfrancis.edu<\/a>.<\/p><p>University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. 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