QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024
World's Best Universities for Sustainability and Social Impact
LONDON, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, released the 2024QS World University Rankings: Sustainability*.
The rankings, now featuring 1397 institutions over double the number from last year's pilot evaluate universities based on their social and environmental impact, as well as governance. The University of Toronto leads as the world's most sustainable university, followed by the University of California, Berkeley, and The University of Manchester in second and third places, respectively.
QS Sustainability 2024 - Top 20 | ||
2024 | ||
1 | University of Toronto | CA |
2 | UC Berkeley | US |
3 | The University of Manchester | UK |
4 | University of British Columbia | CA |
5 | The University of Auckland | NZ |
6 | Imperial College | UK |
7 | The University of Sydney | AU |
8 | Lund University | SE |
9 | The University of Melbourne | AU |
10 | Western University | CA |
=11 | UNSW Sydney | AU |
=11 | Uppsala University | SE |
13 | McGill University | CA |
14 | Delft University of Technology | NL |
=15 | MIT | US |
=15 | The University of Edinburgh | UK |
17 | University of Bristol | UK |
18 | ETH Zurich | CH |
19 | Durham University | UK |
20 | University of Glasgow | UK |
Jessica Turner, CEO of QS, emphasizes the Rankings' significance as a tool for measuring universities' efforts in addressing critical existential challenges. She notes a shift in student priorities[1], with 79% valuing institutional sustainability practices and 82% actively researching them, reflecting their growing concern for social and environmental impact.
Highlights:
- Canada boasts exceptional Environmental Education, and the University of British Columbia ranks highest globally for Equality.
- UCBerkeley is a leader in Environmental Impact. In the US, Stanford, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Columbia University excel in Employability & Opportunities.
- The UK shines in Governance and Knowledge Exchange, with the University of Manchester and Imperial College London in the top 10.
- Delft University of Technology (14th) is the premier Continental Europeanuniversity.
- Sweden's Lund University stands out in Equality, Knowledge Exchange, and Environmental Research.
- The University of Tokyo (22nd) is Asia's leader, ranking third in Social Impact and fifth in Environmental Impact.
- The National University of Singapore is #1 for Environmental Research.
- Fudan University (142nd) and the University of Delhi (220th) are the highest ranked in China and India, respectively.
- The University of Sydney tops in Social Impact, while the Australian National University ranks second globally.
- The University of Cape Town (50th) leads Africain Sustainability, with the American University of Beirut topping the Middle Eastand Universidadede SoPaulo (67th) leading in Latin America.
SOURCE QS Quacquarelli Symonds

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