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Green infrastructure has been increasingly recognized for its potential to reduce and treat stormwater on site while delivering environmental, social, and economic benefits. Widespread use of green infrastructure in academic settings requires public acceptance of various best management practices. Green Infrastructure practices such as rain gardens and pervious pavement have been implemented on the University of Georgia Campus, but the public perception of these sustainable practices remains unknown among the university community. Two visual preference surveys designed to understand landscape preference were distributed to 2,000 UGA students. The results showed that students have a positive visual response toward campus landscapes containing green infrastructure practices. Based on the rating scores of thirteen landscape images, the results showed that additional environmental education information improves student positive perception of green infrastructure practices. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the influential variables upon peoples preferences, including gender, age, academic major, education level, familiar environment and campus living status.