Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 78.11
Liaison Kristin Larson
Submission Date Oct. 23, 2023

STARS v2.2

San Diego State University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 10.11 / 12.00 Michael Rumfola
AASHE STARS student intern
Office of Energy and Sustainability
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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:
4,393

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
543

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
12.36

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
110

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
71

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
64.55

Research Inventory 

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
Gener Abdon and Jantzen O'Toole, student interns within the Office of Sustainability, looked through SDSU's Library and Information Access research system, "Scopus" and identified faculty and staff who engaged in sustainability research based on the standards and terms in the Technical Manual.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.