World Impact Rankings 2021: Sustainable cities and communities
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We use carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparison across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach and teaching.
This table on SDG 11 – sustainable cities and communities measures universities’ research on sustainability, their role as custodians of arts and heritage and their internal approaches to sustainability.
The list includes 656 institutions from 85 countries/regions.
View the methodology for Impact Rankings 2021: sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11)
The UK’s University of Manchester tops the ranking, while Arizona State University (Tempe) in the US and Monash University in Australia round out the top three.
Japan is the most-represented nation in the table with 58 institutions, followed by Russia with 42.
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Explore Rating by Sustainable Development Goal
OVERALL
1
No poverty
2
Zero hunger
3
Good health and well-being
4
Quality education
5
Gender equality
6
Clean water and sanitation
7
Affordable and clean energy
8
Decent work and economic growth
9
Industry innovation and infrastructure
10
Reducing inequalities
11
Sustainable cities and communities
12
Responsible consumption and production
13
Climate action
14
Life below water
15
Life on land
16
Peace, justice and strong institutions
17
Partnerships for the goals
Rank | Name | Sustainable cities and communities  | Overall |
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