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UNH earned the No. 25 position in the Princeton Review鈥檚 , earning 96 out of a possible 99 points in the sustainability rating. The announcement comes during Campus Sustainability Month, an international celebration of sustainability in higher education by Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

UNH has long been a national leader among universities in the sustainability space, and is home to the oldest endowed sustainability program in the U.S. The university has earned a platinum rating 鈥� the highest possible 鈥� under the AASHE STARS () criteria three consecutive times, spanning from a first recognition in 2017 to the most recent retention of the honor in 2025.

UNH is currently one of only nine higher education institutions in the country to hold platinum status.

"One of the distinguishing strengths of UNH is that we see our university鈥檚 operational work to advance sustainability 鈥� across our energy, transit, dining, procurement systems and more 鈥� as deeply connected to our core academic mission. It is the ideal opportunity for place-based experiential learning and engaged research,鈥� says Fiona Wilson, UNH鈥檚 chief sustainability officer. 鈥淲e intentionally create a unified university-wide program on sustainability 鈥� a living learning lab that creates knowledge and action across UNH, in the state, and beyond."

The highlights of UNH鈥檚 sustainability achievements include all dining halls achieving a four-star rating from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), making UNH one of only two universities in the country able to make that claim at the time of the recognition. Holloway Commons and Philbrook Hall are the only four-start certified GRA restaurants in the state of New Hampshire. Additionally, UNH Catering and the Dairy Bar earned three-star status.

UNH also recently installed a thermal energy storage tank, which has significant financial benefits and pollution reductions.

The impact of UNH鈥檚 sustainability success is strong at the student level, as well. More than one-third of UNH students graduate from majors with sustainability learning outcomes, and the university offers students courses related to sustainability in about 90% of departments, as well as a dual major in sustainability that is unique in higher education, . In total, there are more than 450 sustainability related courses available across all UNH colleges, as well as nearly 40 sustainability related majors and minors.