Pitt-Bradford was featured in the 2024 Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges

For the second year in a row, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been named one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review 2024 Guide to Green Colleges.

Schools were selected based on a survey of college administrators during the 2022-23 academic year. The Princeton Review analyzed more than 25 survey data points to select the 522 schools chosen for the guide. Pitt-Bradford was selected for its sustainability committee, percentage of food budget spend on local and organic food (51%), transit passes and secure storage for bicycles.

“Being environmentally responsible is so important to us at Pitt-Bradford that it continues to be a part of our strategic plan as one of our major goals,” said President Rick Esch. “In the last year, we’ve made substantial progress with the opening of the new George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building, launching a new energy engineering technology major, installing more electric vehicle charging stations and planning for a community garden.”

Part of Pitt-Bradford’s 491-acre campus is a wooded hillside used for hiking, mountain biking and student laboratories and research for students in its environmental science, environmental studies and biology programs.

The Princeton Review has published its Guide to Green Colleges annually since 2010. Pitt-Bradford has also appeared on the list in 2023 and 2016. Earlier this year, Pitt-Bradford was named to The Princeton Review’s Best Regional Colleges for the 20th consecutive year.