The Mountain Province State University maintained a steady performance in campus sustainability in the latest release results of the 2026 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, accumulating a total score of 6,025 points.
For this yearβs evaluation, MPSU placed 867th worldwide, 46th nationally, 507th in Asia, and 7th in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). The Universityβs shift in rankingβdown from 753rd globally and 33rd in the Philippines in 2025, comes during a period of significantly increased global participation. A total of 2,016 higher education institutions from 110 countries participated in the 2026 evaluation, marking and influx of 15.5%, with 271 new participating universities, compared to 1,745 institutions in 2025.
Despite the intensified competition, MPSUβs overall sustainability score remained remarkably resilient, adjusting by just 10 points from 6,035 in 2025 to 6,025 in 2026.
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The 2026 evaluation framework introduced a seventh thematic category, Governance and Digitalization (GD), joining the six established categories: Setting and Infrastructure (SI), Energy and Climate Change (EC), Waste Management (WS), Water Usage (WR), Transportation (TR), and Education and Research (ED).
The University recorded strong results for the newly added Governance and Digitalization, earning 850 points. MPSU also registered progress in Transportation, where its score jumped from 810 to 1,037.5 points (+227.5). Additionally, Energy and Climate Change saw steady growth, rising to 1,075 points compared to 1,050 points in 2025.
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Under the updated scoring criteria, performance across categories showed areas for future development. The University registered 825 points in Setting and Infrastructure, 675 in Waste Management, 625 in Water Usage and 937.5 in Education and Research.
Said results highlight MPSUβs continuous efforts and participation in the global sustainability impact assessment and its stable core score underscores ongoing institutional initiatives to maintain green campus programs, amidst evolving evaluation metrics and heightened global participation.
