The QS World University Rankings has launched the sustainability rankings for 2025, spotlighting the highest establishments excelling in each social and environmental accountability. These rankings assess universities’ contributions to sustainability, specializing in three pivotal pillars: Environmental Impact, Social Impact, and Governance.
Securing the highest place this yr is the University of Toronto, incomes an ideal rating of 100, whereas ETH Zurich intently trails with a powerful 99.6. Among Indian universities, IIT Delhi takes the lead, adopted by IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay. Here’s a have a look at the highest 10 universities making exceptional strides in sustainability.
QS Sustainability Rankings 2025 Vs 2024
The QS Sustainability Rankings for 2025 highlights important progress for a lot of high Indian establishments, exhibiting a constructive shift in comparison with the 2024 rankings. The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) has seen a exceptional rise, transferring from 426th in 2024 to 171st in 2025, with a rating of 80.6. Similarly, IIT Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) improved its place from 349th in 2024 to 202nd in 2025, with a rating of 78.6. IIT Bombay (IITB) additionally made strides, transferring up from 303rd in 2024 to 234th in 2025, reaching a rating of 76.1.
IIT Madras (IITM) skilled a notable enchancment, rising from 344th in 2024 to 277th in 2025, scoring 74. IIT Kanpur (IITK) additionally noticed a leap, transferring from 522nd in 2024 to 245th in 2025, with a rating of 75.6.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) additionally made a powerful achieve, rising from 505th in 2024 to 376th in 2025, with a rating of 67.5.
While IIT Roorkee (IITR) fell from 387th in 2024 to 561st in 2025, with a rating of 59, establishments like VIT Vellore and Manipal Academy of Higher Education confirmed important enhancements. VIT moved from 449th in 2024 to 396th in 2025, and Manipal Academy climbed from 576th to 401st, indicating a broader pattern of growing sustainability consciousness throughout Indian larger schooling establishments.
