College/University buildings in New York City
553 college/university buildings benchmarked under Local Law 84 (LL84), graded by ENERGY STAR score.
At a glance
553 college/university buildings in New York City disclose their energy use under Local Law 84 (LL84), 1% of the city's 48,310 benchmarked buildings and its 7th-largest property type. They average a site EUI of 94.5 kBtu/ft².
Top of the class
Most efficient
| Building | Score | Site EUI | Floor area |
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Penalty exposure
Least efficient
| Building | Score | Site EUI | Floor area |
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Scale
Largest
| Building | Score | Site EUI | Floor area |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYU: Washington Square CoGen Campus | –— | 178.4 kBtu/ft² | 7,553,129 sq ft |
| Better than Columbia University | –— | — | 5,000,000 sq ft |
| Benchmarking Group - 10 | –— | 139.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,385,955 sq ft |
| St. John's University, Queens Campus | –— | 37.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,697,673 sq ft |
| Benchmarking Group - 33 | –— | 168.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,518,921 sq ft |
| Benchmarking Group - 51 | –— | 109.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,516,390 sq ft |
| Fordham Rose Hill Campus | –— | 118.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,308,041 sq ft |
| Fordham. Rose Hill MAIN | –— | 110.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,227,199 sq ft |
| Benchmarking Group - 65 | –— | 131.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,371,091 sq ft |
| Benchmarking Group - 217 | –— | 79.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,344,824 sq ft |
How do New York City's college/university buildings compare with the rest of the city?
Average site EUI is 94.5 kBtu/ft², about 23% above the city's 77.0 kBtu/ft² across all property types. Emissions intensity averages 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft², roughly in line with the citywide 5.7. Together they reported 723,538 tCO₂e in their latest years, 3% of the city's disclosed building emissions.
How do New York City's college/university buildings compare nationally?
Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers there are 2,113 college/university buildings, averaging an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft². New York City has the most college/university buildings of the 13 jurisdictions with at least 25.
How big and how old are New York City's college/university buildings?
The average college/university building here has 202,329 sq ft of floor area, about 82% above the citywide average of 111,236 sq ft. Together they cover 111.9 million square feet. The average year built is 1947, against 1953 for all disclosed buildings in the city. The largest is NYU: Washington Square CoGen Campus, at 7,553,129 sq ft.
More on New York City's buildings
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- Office buildings in New York City· 3,384 buildings
- K-12 School buildings in New York City· 2,301 buildings
- Hotel buildings in New York City· 970 buildings
- Non-Refrigerated Warehouse buildings in New York City· 639 buildings
- Manufacturing/Industrial Plant buildings in New York City· 592 buildings
- College/University buildings in California· 497 buildings
- College/University buildings in Boston· 316 buildings
- College/University buildings in Cambridge· 203 buildings
- College/University buildings in Washington, DC· 114 buildings
- College/University buildings in Philadelphia· 101 buildings
- College/University buildings in Chicago· 92 buildings
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
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Frequently asked questions
How efficient are New York City's college/university buildings?
The 553 benchmarked college/university buildings in New York City report no ENERGY STAR scores and a site energy-use intensity of 94.5 kBtu/ft² in their latest disclosures under Local Law 84 (LL84).
What is the largest college/university building in New York City?
NYU: Washington Square CoGen Campus, with 7,553,129 sq ft of gross floor area in its latest disclosure.
About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “College/University buildings in New York City”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/type/college-university (data as of October 2, 2026).