Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.99
Liaison Aaron Klemm
Submission Date Jan. 19, 2024

STARS v2.2

San Jose State University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 12.00 / 12.00 Debbie Andres
Utilities & Sustainability Analyst
FD&O
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Total number of employees that conduct research:
448

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
167

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
37.28

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
51

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
47

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
92.16

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:

See the attached Excel sheet for details on the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research. The inventory was calculated based on the SJSU Research Foundation 2023 Annual Report which can be accessed through the link below. The "total number of employees that conduct research" portion was calculated based on the total number of SJSU faculty that are engaged in sponsored research projects, grants, contracts, or fellowships.


A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

To complete this research inventory we calculated the number of faculty who are actively pursuing and conducting research, have submitted research proposals, or have been awarded grants relating to the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.


Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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