Sustainability at OSU

OSU Wins EcoAthletes Collegiate Cup!

Led by Student Engagement Intern, Isabella Mitchell, the OSU team won by converting physical activity, such as walking, running, biking, and erging, into environmental currency to fund beach and waterway cleanups. Beavs logged 3872 hours of exercise in the past 6 weeks, removed 419 lbs of plastic and trash from coastal waterways, and won 1st place in the 2026 EcoAthletes Collegiate Cup Powered by Protect Where We Play. Congratulations Beavs!

OSU Recognized as a Top Performer in 2025 Sustainable Campus Index

Oregon State University has again been recognized in the 2025 Sustainable Campus Index! OSU was recognized as a Top Performer, ranking third for Coordination and Planning, with a score of 93.9%, and once again beat Cornell as a Top-Reporting Institution for submitting the most STARS reports! The Index, a publication from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), recognizes top-performing colleges and universities overall and in 17 impact areas, as measured through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). View the report here!

Sustainability at OSU earns STARS Gold rating!

The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) is a set of peer-reviewed, standardized indicators that measure and help manage sustainability efforts. In FY25, OSU has once again earned a gold rating with a score of 66.53! View the full breakdown of OSU's score here!

The Ecologue!

Stay up to date with the Sustainability Office on our Ecologue. This blog features recent news on OSU's sustainability efforts, upcoming opportunities and events! Recent stories include: EcoAthletes Collegiate Cup, Hatfield Marine Science Center Community Repair Fair Recap and Agrivoltaics Project Update. If you have a story idea, please let us know!

Awards

Image	OSU has several times attained a Gold rating in STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. As a STARS Charter Participant, OSU was the first school in Oregon to submit its report.
Image	In the 2024 and 2025 Sustainability Campus Index, OSU was recognized as a Top Performer, ranking third for Coordination and Planning, with a score of 93.9%.
Image	OSU is one of twelve universities in the United States to be awarded Gold-Level designation by the League of American Bicyclists under the Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) Program.
Image	Every year since 2011 OSU has been recognized in the annual Guide to Green Colleges for sustainability practices such as food sourcing, transportation, green building, opportunities to focus on the environment and sustainability in curriculum.