Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.07
Liaison John Alejandro
Submission Date Oct. 22, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of San Diego
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.36 / 5.00 Milena LaBarbiera
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
7,990

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,965

Part 1. Student commute modal split

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

Total percentage of students 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 student commuting:
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Part 2. Employee commute modal split

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:
36.19

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

USD partnered with SANDAG in 2022 to conduct an employee commuter analysis report. The survey was administered from July 11, 2022 to July 26, 2022. There were 568 total survey respondents from University of San Diego employees. The sample size goal was 97 respondents for approximately 3,278 commuters. Thus, the data met statistical significance within a 10 % margin of error.


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 --- 67.94
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode --- 4.44
Vanpool or carpool --- 10.16
Public transport or campus shuttle --- 6.35
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped --- 0.95
Distance education / telecommute 8.12 14.29

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:

The percentage of employees who drive a zero-emission vehicle was not able to ascertained from the SANDAG survey.


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