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

STARS v2.2

San Diego State University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.42 / 5.00 Risto Beatty
Decarbonization Program Manager
Ackerstein Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
32,304

Full-time equivalent of employees:
4,103

Part 1. Student commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
52

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
A comprehensive inventory of all faculty, staff, and student transportation habits was conducted using SIMAP for our 2023 revision of the Climate Action Plan. The data uploaded is from the 2022 Fiscal Year.

Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
19.50

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
A comprehensive inventory of all faculty, staff, and student transportation habits was conducted using SIMAP for our 2023 revision of the Climate Action Plan. The data uploaded is from the 2022 Fiscal Year.

Optional Fields 

Percentage of students and employees that use the following as their primary mode of transportation:
Percentage of students (0-100) Percentage of employees (0-100)
Single-occupancy vehicle 49 82
Zero-emissions vehicle --- 1.95
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 32 5
Vanpool or carpool 8 5
Public transport or campus shuttle 12 8
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped --- ---
Distance education / telecommute --- ---

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Many people drive zero-emissions vehicles, but our numbers are not accurate as it is a manual process for EV drivers to log in and indicate whether they have an EV vehicle or not. This data is based on the vehicles in the system.

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