Rankings
Driving sustainable progress for all
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
7th in the world
UNSW ranked 7th in the world out of 2152 participating institutions, securing 11 top 100 and four top 10 places – our best result to date.
The University ranked second in the world for SDG 13 Climate Action for the second year running and rose to third in the world for SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation.
UNSW secured 11 top 100 places, including four in the top 10. Its strongest performing areas were in SDGs 6, 13, 14 and 15.
QS World Ranking: Sustainability
=5th in the world and 1st in Australia
“The result reflects the University’s mission of driving towards a just, sustainable world – having a positive impact on the environment, social policies that promote equality and producing cutting-edge research. Importantly, these rankings reinforce our commitment to issues that are important to the UNSW community and strengthen our resolve towards advancing a just society.”
UNSW Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Attila Brungs
On 26 October 2022, the first-ever QS World University Rankings: Sustainability launched, comparing 700 of the world’s top universities against a range of environmental and social sustainability metrics.
The new ranking evaluates the social and environmental impact of universities as a centre of education and research as well as a major employer with the operational costs and sustainability challenges of any large and complex organisation.
for Social Impact in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2024
in the QS World Sustainability Rankings 2024.
PRME
The Business School is committed to the U.N. Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), helping ensure our students have the understanding and ability to advance sustainability.
