2017
- In 2017 USU participated in the international ranking for the Green Campus, UI GreenMetric for the first time. This was marked by the signing of a joint commitment by the Vice-Rector IV with the leaders of other Indonesian universities at the UI GreenMetric Workshop which was held at Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang.
- USU submitted its data on the assessment questionnaire on 31 October 2017 and received the assessment results as a Green Campus in December 2017.
Total Score USU: 4,796
Overall Ranking: 234 out of 619
Ranking by Country: 11 out of 57
2018
- In its 2nd year, USU obtained a 2018 UI GreenMetric World Green Campus ranking with the following details:
Total Score USU: 5,300
Overall Ranking: 253 out of 719
Ranking by Country: 14 out of 66.
2019
- In its third year, USU obtained a UI GreenMetric International Green Campus ranking with the following details:
Total Score USU: 5,800
Overall Ranking: 250 out of 780
Ranking by Country: 14 out of 72.