of students actively factor sustainability into their enrolment decisionIESG Climate Action Barometer 2025

65%

believe their institution should promote sustainable developmentUNESCO, 2025

91%

say THE Ratings improve their institution's reputationTHE University Survey, May 2025

85%

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Sustainability Impact Ratings 2027

Sustainability is now part of how universities are compared

HOW IT WORKS

Members

Participating Countries

SDGs Measured

Some of our university members

Rated on evidence, assessed the same way for everyone

The Sustainability Impact Ratings assess how a university performs against the Sustainable Development Goals, using evidence the institution submits and THE verifies against a published methodology.

Since 2019 the framework has assessed almost four million research publications and tens of thousands of policy documents.

What you receive from the day you register

Portal for ratings submission opens on 14th of September and closes on the 9th of November. Results publish in June 2027

Portal access and the full assessment framework

WEEK ONE

A structured method for gathering evidence across faculties and professional services

WEEKS ONE TO FOUR

Guidance and support from the data team on collection and submission

THROUGH THE CYCLE

Membership of the network, with all its benefits and content programme

IMMEDIATELY

WHAT THE FEE COVERS

  • Assessment against the full methodology​

  • Verification of submitted the evidence
  • Portal access and submission support
  • Network membership for the cycle

WHAT IT DOES NOT AFFECT

  • Your rating

  • Your position relative to any other institution
  • The evidence thresholds applied to your submission

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Exclusive entry into the Sustainability Impact Ratings 

Access to community, content and events programme

Access to performance benchmarking and peer comparisons

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Results are published at country and goal level, not only globally

An institution outside the global top tier is often among the strongest in its country, its region or on a single Sustainable Development Goal.

Taking part for the first time is itself a position worth holding.

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Membership is tiered by institutional income, with reduced pricing for developing economies. Every member receives their Sustainability Impact Ratings across the SDGs they submit to.

Entry into the Sustainability Impact Ratings 2027, portal access, methodology support and network membership for the full cycle.

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Advanced and Premium data subscriptions are available as upgrades at any point during the cycle.

Global Sustainable Development Congress 2026

Highlights from this year's congress in Jakarta, Indonesia. Impact Ratings 2026 results, member exclusive sessions and more.

Where does your institution sit ?

Registration for the 2027 cycle opens in September. Results publish in June 2027.

New to the Impact Ratings

What taking part involves, what it costs and what you get before results publish.

You have taken part before

What has changed for the 2027 cycle and what re-entry involves.

What's happening in sustainability

Membership benefits

Access to the data, the community and the content that help your institution build and evidence its sustainability work.

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Exclusive Data Access

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