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QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023

Welcome to the QS Sustainability Rankings 2023 – our first rankings focused on social and environmental sustainability performance in higher education institutions.

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Featuring 700 universities, this first edition of the rankings uses a methodology comprised of indicators designed to measure an institution's ability to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.

Indicators are split into environmental sustainability measures – including sustainable institutions, sustainable education and sustainable research – and social impact measures, which includes equality, knowledge exchange, educational impact, employability and opportunities, and quality of life.

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QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023

Welcome to the QS Sustainability Rankings 2023 – our first rankings focused on social and environmental sustainability performance in higher education institutions.

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Featuring 700 universities, this first edition of the rankings uses a methodology comprised of indicators designed to measure an institution's ability to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.

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Published on: 26 October 2022

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Rank 1 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 100

Environmental Sustainability

100

Environmental Education

100

Environmental Research

93.9

Equality

96.5

Knowledge Exchange

97.1

Impact of Education

96.8

Employability & Opportunities

95.6

Health and Wellbeing

93.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.9

Environmental Sustainability

88.1

Environmental Education

93.6

Environmental Research

92.2

Equality

90.7

Knowledge Exchange

96.1

Impact of Education

96.5

Employability & Opportunities

91.1

Health and Wellbeing

92.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.5

Environmental Sustainability

84.7

Environmental Education

91.7

Environmental Research

92.5

Equality

99.8

Knowledge Exchange

96.9

Impact of Education

92.4

Employability & Opportunities

89.1

Health and Wellbeing

92.8

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.2
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

58.2

Environmental Education

94.9

Environmental Research

91.3

Equality

97.4

Knowledge Exchange

98.6

Impact of Education

87.1

Employability & Opportunities

93.2

Health and Wellbeing

97.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.1

Environmental Sustainability

93

Environmental Education

76.4

Environmental Research

80.3

Equality

90.8

Knowledge Exchange

91.4

Impact of Education

83.8

Employability & Opportunities

94.8

Health and Wellbeing

94.6

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Rank =5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.1

Environmental Sustainability

77.1

Environmental Education

83.6

Environmental Research

79.4

Equality

99.8

Knowledge Exchange

80.4

Impact of Education

99.2

Employability & Opportunities

94.5

Health and Wellbeing

93.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.6

Environmental Sustainability

94

Environmental Education

99.6

Environmental Research

88.5

Equality

46

Knowledge Exchange

90.7

Impact of Education

66.4

Employability & Opportunities

97.2

Health and Wellbeing

89.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.1
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

94.4

Environmental Education

84.4

Environmental Research

47.1

Equality

96.9

Knowledge Exchange

70.3

Impact of Education

95.4

Employability & Opportunities

94.8

Health and Wellbeing

85.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.6
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

63

Environmental Education

99

Environmental Research

92.2

Equality

88.2

Knowledge Exchange

85.9

Impact of Education

92.6

Employability & Opportunities

95.9

Health and Wellbeing

93.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.1

Environmental Sustainability

74.8

Environmental Education

95

Environmental Research

89.1

Equality

90.8

Knowledge Exchange

62.2

Impact of Education

97.8

Employability & Opportunities

81.5

Health and Wellbeing

84.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.8

Environmental Sustainability

55.2

Environmental Education

90.5

Environmental Research

91.4

Equality

100

Knowledge Exchange

91.4

Impact of Education

85.7

Employability & Opportunities

62.2

Health and Wellbeing

90.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84

Environmental Sustainability

66.8

Environmental Education

77.1

Environmental Research

99.1

Equality

88.7

Knowledge Exchange

96.7

Impact of Education

76.7

Employability & Opportunities

69

Health and Wellbeing

97.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.9
University of Glasgow University of Glasgow
location Glasgow, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

76.3

Environmental Education

70.9

Environmental Research

70.1

Equality

97.7

Knowledge Exchange

91.6

Impact of Education

86.6

Employability & Opportunities

78.2

Health and Wellbeing

91.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.7

Environmental Sustainability

65.4

Environmental Education

82.5

Environmental Research

92.6

Equality

97.9

Knowledge Exchange

82.9

Impact of Education

65.3

Employability & Opportunities

70.1

Health and Wellbeing

92.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.2

Environmental Sustainability

68.9

Environmental Education

84

Environmental Research

99.5

Equality

75.9

Knowledge Exchange

84.1

Impact of Education

80.7

Employability & Opportunities

57.6

Health and Wellbeing

98.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.1
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

62.7

Environmental Education

75.3

Environmental Research

93.6

Equality

79.1

Knowledge Exchange

99.6

Impact of Education

100

Employability & Opportunities

99.5

Health and Wellbeing

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82
Western University Western University
location London, Canada
QS stars 5+ QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

89.7

Environmental Education

72.4

Environmental Research

66.2

Equality

95.5

Knowledge Exchange

78.1

Impact of Education

79.2

Employability & Opportunities

75.2

Health and Wellbeing

79.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.9
Newcastle University Newcastle University
location Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
QS stars 5+ QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

69.6

Environmental Education

67.1

Environmental Research

92.5

Equality

94.9

Knowledge Exchange

91.4

Impact of Education

65.3

Employability & Opportunities

80.3

Health and Wellbeing

97.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.7
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

56.7

Environmental Education

75.3

Environmental Research

93.6

Equality

78.4

Knowledge Exchange

98.5

Impact of Education

99.4

Employability & Opportunities

100

Health and Wellbeing

98.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.9
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

53.5

Environmental Education

75.2

Environmental Research

93.4

Equality

80.4

Knowledge Exchange

99.2

Impact of Education

99.8

Employability & Opportunities

96.2

Health and Wellbeing

93.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.6

Environmental Sustainability

67.5

Environmental Education

70.8

Environmental Research

79.2

Equality

88.3

Knowledge Exchange

90.6

Impact of Education

86.4

Employability & Opportunities

63.3

Health and Wellbeing

92.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.9

Environmental Sustainability

65.3

Environmental Education

74.3

Environmental Research

76.6

Equality

90

Knowledge Exchange

63.9

Impact of Education

89.6

Employability & Opportunities

84.2

Health and Wellbeing

79.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.3

Environmental Sustainability

76

Environmental Education

86.9

Environmental Research

92.9

Equality

44.9

Knowledge Exchange

93.6

Impact of Education

62.4

Employability & Opportunities

89.6

Health and Wellbeing

76.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.5

Environmental Sustainability

55.2

Environmental Education

72.2

Environmental Research

93

Equality

91.2

Knowledge Exchange

72.2

Impact of Education

75.8

Employability & Opportunities

69.7

Health and Wellbeing

90.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.9
Cardiff University Cardiff University
location Cardiff, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

47.2

Environmental Education

71.3

Environmental Research

87.6

Equality

97.4

Knowledge Exchange

83.2

Impact of Education

70.5

Employability & Opportunities

73.5

Health and Wellbeing

88.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.3
Lancaster University Lancaster University
location Lancaster,, United Kingdom
QS stars 5 QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

62.6

Environmental Education

66.9

Environmental Research

86

Equality

94.6

Knowledge Exchange

70.2

Impact of Education

70.6

Employability & Opportunities

69.2

Health and Wellbeing

86.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.3
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

53.1

Environmental Education

75.2

Environmental Research

94.2

Equality

75.9

Knowledge Exchange

92.3

Impact of Education

100

Employability & Opportunities

96.3

Health and Wellbeing

93.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.2
Colorado State University Colorado State University
location Fort Collins, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

67.1

Environmental Education

74.8

Environmental Research

89.8

Equality

92.7

Knowledge Exchange

80.5

Impact of Education

52.4

Employability & Opportunities

45.8

Health and Wellbeing

91.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.2

Environmental Sustainability

63

Environmental Education

61.5

Environmental Research

85

Equality

88.3

Knowledge Exchange

91.5

Impact of Education

86.7

Employability & Opportunities

50.7

Health and Wellbeing

86.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.1
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Environmental Sustainability

57.4

Environmental Education

61.1

Environmental Research

93.1

Equality

79.9

Knowledge Exchange

92.5

Impact of Education

96

Employability & Opportunities

93.9

Health and Wellbeing

93.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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