AASHE released an early version of a project called the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) to measure colleges' sustainability progress. It measures items such as:
- Sustainability in New Student Orientation
- Sustainability-Focused Courses*
- Sustainability-Related Courses*
- Sustainability Learning Outcomes*
- Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses
- Faculty Involved in Sustainability Research*
- Interdisciplinary Research in Tenure and Promotion