Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.14
Liaison Bremen Leak
Submission Date July 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Brigham Young University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.24 / 5.00 Bremen Leak
Associate Director
Sustainability & Continuity
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
33,912

Full-time equivalent of employees:
9,139

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:
82.30

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

An IRB-approved survey led by four engineering capstone students surveyed 930 fellow students in April 2022, with the following results:



  • Walk: 56.1%

  • Drive alone: 13.6%

  • Campus shuttle: 12.9%

  • Carpool: 4.7%

  • Bicycle, scooter, skateboard, etc.: 4.5%

  • Dropped off by someone else: 3.4%

  • Public transit (UVX hybrid-electric bus, etc.): 3.3%

  • Motorcycle or similar: 0.8%

  • Other: 0.8%

  • Total, excluding those who drove alone, got dropped off, drove a mootorcycle, or commuted via other means: 82.3%.


Another IRB-approved survey led by four engineering capstone students in April 2024 surveyed 1,190 students and found a higher number of students commuting in a sustainable way: 84.2%. The lower, earlier percentage is reported for this section because it corresponds to the 2022 enrollment numbers above.


Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
No

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
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A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
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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 --- ---
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode --- ---
Vanpool or carpool --- ---
Public transport or campus shuttle --- ---
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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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