ITU is the Leader with its Success in Sustainability

ITU ranked 221st among 1403 universities in the world in QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024. While ITU ranked 148th in the world in the “Environmental Impact” category, it ranked first in Türkiye once again.

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) added a new one to its achievements in the academic rating that measures the sustainability of universities at a global level in 2023, which it declared as the year of sustainability.

Academic rating agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) announced its Sustainability Rankings for 2024. This year, QS ranked world universities according to “Social Impact”, “Environmental Impact” and the newly added “Governance” categories. While the number of universities evaluated in the overall ranking increased from 700 to 1403 compared to last year, the number of universities in our country that qualified to enter the QS Sustainability 2024 list increased from 11 to 24.

Success in percentile rankings despite increasing number of universities

According to QS 2024 Sustainability overall rankings, ITU ranked 221st among 1403 higher education institutions in the world. While it ranked 148th in the world in the “Environmental Impact” category, it maintained its position as the leading university in Türkiye. In addition, ITU ranked 153rd in the “Governance” category and 400th in the “Social Impact” category. Although the number of evaluated universities doubled compared to last year, ITU managed to continue rising in percentiles.

ITU ranks first in Türkiye in all green ratings

The center of attention with its green campus, ITU maintains its leading position in Türkiye in all academic rankings carried out worldwide with the theme of sustainability. ITU ranked first in Türkiye, as it did in previous years in THE 2023 Impact Ranking and 2022 UI GreenMetric.