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Western Kentucky University has been recognized as one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges for the 14^th consecutive year, according to The Princeton Review®.

WKU is among 522 schools profiled in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2024 Edition. The Princeton Review chose the schools based on a survey of 683 colleges in 2022-23 about their institutions’ institutions' sustainability-related policies, practices, and programs. The company also surveyed students attending the colleges about their sustainability-related campus experiences.

The schools profiled in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges report on the colleges’ uses of renewable energy, their recycling and conservation programs, and the availability of environmental studies in their academic offerings. The profiles also include information on the schools' admission requirements, cost, and financial aid.

WKU has created and maintained a culture of sustainability in the past two decades. For more about the WKU Office of Sustainability, visit https://www.wku.edu/sustainability/

• More: Read more about the Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges

Contact: Leslie North, leslie.north@wku.edu

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Western Kentucky University prides itself on positioning its students, faculty and staff for long term success. As a student-centered, applied research university, WKU helps students expand on classroom learning by integrating education with real-world applications in the communities we serve. Our hilltop campus is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which was recently named by Reader’s Digest as one of the nicest towns in America, just an hour’s drive from Nashville, Tennessee.