University Impact Rankings 2024 for UN SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Times Higher Education has recognised 867 universities from 96 countries/regions for their substantial contributions to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6: clean water and sanitation. The top institutions are leaders in promoting equitable access to affordable drinking water, enhancing wastewater treatment and ensuring sustainable management of water resources. Through rigorous research and effective campus policies, these universities address water scarcity and strive to increase water use efficiency within their operations and broader communities.

Summary of findings

• The ranking for SDG 6: clean water and sanitation is led by the University of Exeter in the UK, but Australia dominates the top 10, taking seven spots
• Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences in India also makes the top 10 (at second place), as does McMaster University in Canada (seventh)
• Australia also has the highest number of universities in the top 100 with 14, followed by Canada (11) and the UK (10)