Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.97
Liaison Natalie Hayes
Submission Date Aug. 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

Bentley University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.40 / 5.00 Natalie Hayes
Associate Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
5,170

Full-time equivalent of employees:
978

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:
32

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:

The Office of Sustainability conducts an annual survey in the fall to determine students, faculty, and staff commuting behavior to and from campus. The survey is administered by Bentley's Institutional Research department. The survey results were statistically significant. The data that faculty, staff and students submitted was averaged to determine the percentage of each mode of transportation.


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:
7.03

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:

The Office of Sustainability conducts an annual survey in the fall to determine students, faculty, and staff commuting behavior to and from campus. The survey is administered by Bentley's Institutional Research department. The survey results were statistically significant. The data that faculty, staff and students submitted was averaged to determine the percentage of each mode of transportation.


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 67.12 92.97
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 5.93 2.97
Vanpool or carpool 9.97 1.08
Public transport or campus shuttle 14.29 1.62
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0.27 0.27
Distance education / telecommute 2.16 0.81

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data provided came from the Fall 2019 survey results


Data provided came from the Fall 2019 survey results

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