The University in the sustainability rankings
The University sees its commitment to sustainability recognized year after year, which is rewarded by important achievements in international rankings dedicated to this area.
THE Impact Rankings 2025: University maintains top position for promoting healthy living and commitment to gender equality
According to the results released in June 2025, the University of Padua consolidated its placement in the 101-200 range of the overall rankings, compared to 2318 participating universities, with a score of 86.1 points out of 100, also achieving excellent results in relation to some SDGs.
Regarding Goal 3 – Health and Wellbeing, the University of Padua ranks 34th in the world, moving up seven places from the previous year, when it ranked 41st in the world.
The University of Padua ranks 35th in the world with respect to Goal 5 – Gender Equality, thanks to its ongoing efforts against gender discrimination and violence.
Also of note is the Padua University’s ranking of 57th in the world with respect to Goal 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities.
UI GreenMetric: the University of Padua in 195th place in 2024
In 2024 the University of Padua was ranked in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings .
At the world level, the University of Padua rose from 128th position in 2023 to 195th, in a context of growth in the number of universities evaluated, which in fact rose from 1183 to 1477, an increase of 294.
QS Sustainability: The University of Padua returns first among Italian universities
In December 2024, the international agency QS published the results of the third edition of the QS Sustainability 2025 ranking, in which the University of Padua ranks 110th in the world and returns first in Italy. In this edition, the number of institutions considered has risen from 1,403 to 1,744 universities, 52 of which are Italian.
More information about the third edition