On November 19th, 2015, the White House launched American Campuses Act on Climate (ACAC) initiative to amplify the voice of the higher-ed community in support of a strong international climate agreement in the United Nations COP21 climate negotiations in Paris. The launch included a White House roundtable with campus and business leaders, including school presidents and students, to highlight best practices to promote sustainability and address climate change on college campuses. Additionally, a live-streamed conversation with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy also energized young people to achieve ambitious climate goals on their campuses and push for increased global action.

As of December 10, 318 colleges and universities representing over 4 million students have demonstrated their commitment by joining the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge. Modeled on the American Business Act on Climate Pledge, it complements any previous pledges or commitments institutions might have already. The pledge reads:

“As institutions of higher education, we applaud the progress already made to promote clean energy and climate action as we seek a comprehensive, ambitious agreement at the upcoming United Nations Climate Negotiations in Paris. We recognize the urgent need to act now to avoid irreversible costs to our global community’s economic prosperity and public health and are optimistic that world leaders will reach an agreement to secure a transition to a low carbon future. Today our school pledges to accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy while enhancing sustainable and resilient practices across our campus.”

Schools standing behind ACAC pledge:

1. Agnes Scott College
2. Alfred State College (SUNY)
3. American University
4. Antioch College
5. Antioch University New England
6. Appalachian State University
7. Auburn University
8. Augsburg College
9. Ball State University
10. Bard College
11. Bay de Noc Community College
12. Bennett College
13. Bennington College
14. Bentley University
15. Berea College
16. Bergen Community College
17. Binghamton University (SUNY)
18. Boston Architectural College
19. Boston University
20. Bowdoin College
21. Bowie State University
22. Brandeis University
23. Bristol Community College
24. Brookhaven College (Dallas County Community College District)
25. Brown University
26. Buffalo State (SUNY)
27. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
28. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
29. California State University Channel Islands
30. California State University Maritime Academy
31. California State University San Marcos
32. California State University, Bakersfield
33. California State University, Chico
34. California State University, Dominguez Hills
35. California State University, East Bay
36. California State University, Fresno
37. California State University, Fullerton
38. California State University, Long Beach
39. California State University, Los Angeles
40. California State University, Monterey Bay
41. California State University, Northridge
42. California State University, Sacramento
43. California State University, San Bernardino
44. California State University, Stanislaus
45. Carnegie Mellon University
46. Cayuga Community College (SUNY)
47. Cedar Valley College
48. Central Community College
49. Champlain College
50. Chandler-Gilbert Community College (MCCCD)
51. Chesapeake College
52. Claflin University
53. Clark Atlanta University
54. Clarkson University
55. Cleveland State University
56. Clinton Community College (SUNY)
57. Coahoma Community College
58. Colby College
59. Colgate University
60. College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY)
61. College of Lake County
62. College of Optometry (SUNY)
63. Colorado College
64. Colorado State University
65. Columbia University
66. Columbia-Greene Community College (SUNY)
67. Coppin State University
68. Cornell University
69. Corning Community College (SUNY)
70. Cuyahoga Community College
71. Dartmouth College
72. Delta College
73. Denison University
74. Denmark Technical College
75. DePaul University
76. Desert Research Institute
77. Dickinson College
78. Duke University
79. Dutchess Community College (SUNY)
80. Eastern Connecticut State University
81. Emory & Henry College
82. Empire State College (SUNY)
83. Erie Community College (SUNY)
84. Estrella Mountain Community College (MCCCD)
85. Farmingdale State College (SUNY)
86. Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY)
87. Finger Lakes Community College (SUNY)
88. Florida A&M University 
89. Florida Climate Institute 
90. Florida Gulf Coast University
91. Florida International University
92. Frostburg State University
93. Fulton-Montgomery Community College (SUNY)
94. Furman University
95. Gallaudet University
96. GateWay Community College (MCCCD)
97. Gateway Technical College
98. Genesee Community College (SUNY)
99. George Mason University
100. Georgetown University
101. Glendale Community College (MCCCD)
102. Goshen College
103. Goucher College
104. Governors State University
105. Green Mountain College
106. Hampshire College
107. Harvard University
108. Harvey Mudd College
109. Haskell Indian Nations University
110. Haverford College
111. Hawai’i Community College (UH)
112. Herkimer County Community College (SUNY)
113. Honolulu Community College (UH)
114. Howard University
115. Hudson Valley Community College (SUNY)
116. Humboldt State University (CSU)
117. Iowa State University
118. Jamestown Community College (SUNY)
119. Jefferson Community College (SUNY)
120. John Carroll University
121. Johns Hopkins University
122. Kapi’olani Community College (UH)
123. Kaua’i Community College (UH)
124. Kent State University
125. Lane Community College
126. Lasell College
127. Lawson State Community College
128. Leeward Community College (UH)
129. Lewis and Clark College
130. Lincoln University of Missouri
131. Macalester College
132. Maritime College (SUNY)
133. Maryville College
134. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
135. Mesa Community College (MCCCD)
136. Miami Dade College
137. Michigan State University
138. Middlebury College
139. Millersville University
140. Milwaukee Area Technical College
141. Missouri University of Science and Technology
142. Mohawk Valley Community College (SUNY)
143. Monroe Community College (SUNY)
144. Montgomery County Community College
145. Morehouse College
146. Morgan State University
147. Morris Brown College
148. Morrisville State College (SUNY)
149. Nassau Community College (SUNY)
150. New York University
151. Niagara County Community College (SUNY)
152. North Carolina A&T State University
153. North Country Community College (SUNY)
154. North Lake College
155. Northeast Lakeview College (Alamo)
156. NorthWest Arkansas Community College
157. Northwest Vista College (Alamo)
158. Northwestern University
159. Norwalk Community College
160. NYS College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Cornell University (SUNY)
161. NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University (SUNY)
162. NYS College of Human Ecology at Cornell (SUNY)
163. NYS College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University (SUNY)
164. NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell (SUNY)
165. Oakton Community College
166. Oberlin College
167. Onondaga Community College (SUNY)
168. Orange County Community College (SUNY)
169. Pacific University
170. Palo Alto College  (Alamo)
171. Paradise Valley Community College (MCCCD)
172. Paul Smith’s College
173. Phoenix College (MCCCD)
174. Pitzer College
175. Pomona College
176. Portland Community College
177. Portland State University
178. Princeton University
179. Purchase College (SUNY)
180. Quinebaug Valley Community College
181. Radford University 
182. Ramapo College of New Jersey
183. Randolph College
184. Raritan Valley Community College
185. Rio Salado College (MCCCD)
186. Rochester Institute of Technology
187. Rockland Community College (SUNY)
188. Rutgers University
189. Salisbury University
190. San Antonio College (Alamo)
191. San Diego State University (CSU)
192. San Francisco State University (CSU)
193. San José State University (CSU)
194. Santa Clara University
195. Schenectady County Community College (SUNY)
196. School for International Training
197. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
198. Scottsdale Community College (MCCCD)
199. Shaw University
200. Smith College
201. Sonoma State University (CSU)
202. South Mountain Community College (MCCCD)
203. Southern Connecticut State University
204. Southern Oregon University
205. Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
206. Southern University and A&M College
207. Southern University at New Orleans
208. Southern University at Shreveport
209. Southern University Law Center
210. Spelman College
211. St. Mary’s College of Maryland
212. St. Philip’s College (Alamo)
213. Stanford University
214. Stonehill College
215. Stony Brook University (SUNY)
216. Suffolk County Community College (SUNY)
217. Sullivan County Community College (SUNY)
218. SUNY Adirondack
219. SUNY Broome
220. SUNY Canton
221. SUNY Cobleskill
222. SUNY Cortland
223. SUNY Delhi
224. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
225. SUNY Fredonia
226. SUNY Geneseo
227. SUNY New Paltz
228. SUNY Oneonta
229. SUNY Oswego
230. SUNY Plattsburgh
231. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
232. SUNY Potsdam
233. SUNY Ulster
234. Swarthmore College
235. Syracuse University
236. Temple University
237. The College at Brockport (SUNY)
238. The College at Old Westbury (SUNY)
239. The George Washington University
240. The New School
241. The Ohio State University 
242. Tompkins Cortland Community College (SUNY)
243. Towson University
244. Truman State University
245. Tufts University
246. Tulane University
247. Unity College
248. Universities at Shady Grove
249. University at Albany, SUNY
250. University at Buffalo, SUNY
251. University of Alaska Southeast
252. University of Arizona
253. University of Arkansas
254. University of Baltimore
255. University of California, Berkeley
256. University of California, Davis
257. University of California, Irvine
258. University of California, Los Angeles
259. University of California, Merced
260. University of California, Riverside
261. University of California, San Diego
262. University of California, San Francisco
263. University of California, Santa Barbara
264. University of California, Santa Cruz
265. University of Colorado Boulder
266. University of Connecticut
267. University of Delaware
268. University of Florida
269. University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu
270. University of Hawai’i at Hilo
271. University of Hawai’i at Manoa
272. University of Hawai’i Maui College
273. University of Illinois at Chicago
274. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
275. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences
276. University of Maryland University College
277. University of Maryland, Baltimore
278. University of Maryland, Baltimore County
279. University of Maryland, College Park
280. University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
281. University of Massachusetts Amherst
282. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
283. University of Michigan
284. University of Minnesota
285. University of Minnesota, Morris
286. University of Mississippi
287. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
288. University of Nevada, Reno
289. University of New Hampshire
290. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
291. University of North Carolina at Wilmington
292. University of Northern Iowa
293. University of Notre Dame
294. University of Pennsylvania
295. University of Puget Sound
296. University of Richmond
297. University of San Francisco
298. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
299. University of Washington
300. University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
301. University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
302. Upstate Medical University (SUNY)
303. Vassar College
304. Vermont Law School
305. Villanova University
306. Wake Forest University
307. Wake Technical Community College
308. Wells College
309. Wesleyan College
310. Wesleyan University
311. Westchester Community College (SUNY)
312. Western Michigan University
313. Western Technical College
314. Wheaton College
315. Willamette University
316. Williams College
317. Windward Community College (UH)
318. Yale University

Interested schools should email Outreach@ceq.eop.gov for instructions on how to join.