Times Higher Education has released its 2025 edition of the University Impact Rankings and several Canadian universities have appeared among the leaders. To compile the rankings, Times Higher Education scored universities according to their contributions to and progress on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Several Canadian institutions were in the top 50 overall: Queen’s University (tied for #6); the University of Alberta (#8); McMaster University, the University of Victoria, and Western University (tied for #14); Simon Fraser University (#35); and York University (#38). In the rankings for each SDG, Queen’s was the top university for SDG 2 Zero Hunger, while UAlberta was part of a 12-way-tie for the top university for SDG 9 Industry Innovation and Infrastructure.
