<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The greenery in academic institution reduces CO₂ and creates stress free environment to the students&#39; learning. Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, India, spread in 262 ha with ample green space, is an education hub for over 9000 students. The land use pattern, greenery, and tree CO₂stock were assessed by laying out 54 sample plots (0.1 ha) across the university. Students&rsquo; likelihood of greenery and its effects on students&#39; behavior and academic performance were evaluated during&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>2019-20.<span style="font-size:12.0pt">. The university has 2/3 green space, 10.64% area under water bodies, and a total built-up area restricted to 15.22%. A total of 61 tree species were identified with a population of 124662 trees on the campus with the highest abundance of <em>Peltophorumferrugineum</em> (17.31%), <em>Eucalyptus globulus</em> (13.69%) among planted tree species. In naturally occurring tree species,<em> Acacia nilotica</em>occupied highest (88.35%) followed by <em>Buteamonosperma</em> (10.04%). The trees of the university campus stocked 10942.6 tons of CO₂. Analysis showed that students rated higher preference to campus greenery with 2.71 points in 0-4 points Likert scale, and improved student&rsquo;s academic performance.</span></p>