The Princeton Review featured Furman in its "Guide to 286 Green Colleges," where it received a green rating of 98, with 99 being the highest possible score.[1] Additionally, the Sierra Club included Furman in its list of the top 50 eco-friendly universities in America.[2] Furman received a grade of "A−" from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card in 2011.[3] Furman takes part in the voluntary self-reporting Sustainability Tracking Assessment Ratings System (STARS), where it was one of 38 institutions to achieve a gold rating.[A 1]