Recognition and Rankings for Sustainability

Green in More Ways Than One!

CQUniversity Australia has been named among the world’s top 25 universities for its social, environmental and economic impact in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

Now ranked #25 globally out of over 2300 institutions, up from #52 in 2024, CQUniversity continues to build momentum as one of Australia’s most impactful universities when it comes to driving progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). 2025 marks the fourth year in a row that CQUniversity has ranked among the top 100 universities globally, with its rank improving year on year. 

The University’s standout achievements in the 2025 rankings include:

• Ranked 3rd for SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
• Ranked 7th for SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
• Ranked 11th for SDG 14: Life Below Water
• Ranked 12th for SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals
• Ranked equal 19th for SDG 15: Life on Land
• Ranked 24th for SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing
• Ranked 33rd for SDG 5: Gender Equality
• Ranked equal 35th for SDG 7: Clean and affordable energy
• Ranked 48th for SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
• Ranked equal 65th for SDG 4: Quality Education - top ranked Australian university
• Ranked equal 69th for SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
• Ranked in the top 200th for SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
• Ranked in the top 300 for SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

These rankings consider many aspects including our research, policies, partnerships, course offerings and student opportunities related to SDGs.

Each university’s performance in SDG 17 plus their best three scores combine to give their overall result. This gives each university an opportunity to shine in their areas of specialty and acknowledges the far-reaching impact of sustainability actions.

For more information, visit the Times Higher Education website.