Impact Ranking | Hokkaido University x SDGs

Ranked 44th in the world in THE Impact Rankings 2025 and 1st in Japan for the sixth consecutive year

THE Impact Rankings

The "THE Impact Rankings" is a ranking created by the British higher education magazine "Times Higher Education (THE)," which evaluates universities' social contribution efforts, such as activities against climate change, gender equality, and health and welfare, using the framework of the United Nations' SDGs. This is the seventh time the ranking has been run, and this year 2,540 universities from around the world, including 79 from Japan, participated.

Ranked 44th in the world (1st in Japan)

In the "THE University Impact Rankings 2025," Hokkaido University was ranked 44th in the world (1st in Japan) out of 2,318 universities worldwide that were included in the overall ranking.

In the ranking by SDG, out of the 17 SDG goals, "SDG2 Zero Hunger" was highly evaluated, ranking 2nd out of 955 universities worldwide. In addition, "SDG9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure" (49th in the world), "SDG14 Life below water" (17th), "SDG15 Life on land" (21st), "SDG16 Peace, Justice and Institutions" (35th), and "SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals" (41st) were ranked within the top 100 in the world. Of these, five goals, SDG2, SDG14, SDG15, SDG16, and SDG17, were all ranked first in Japan, and SDG15 maintained its top position for four consecutive years.

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Hokkaido University Ranks 44th in the World (and 1st in Japan for sixth consecutive year) in “THE Impact Rankings 2025”

Times Higher Education, a UK-based higher education magazine, THE Impact Rankings 2025 on June 18, 2025. Hokkaido University is ranked 44th in the world and has been 1st in Japan for the sixth consecutive year, out of the 2,318 universities included in the overall ranking. THE Impact Rankings assess universities' contributions to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), evaluating participating institutions based on submitted data and external source

Of the 17 SDG targets, Hokkaido University received a particularly high recognition for SDG 2: Zero Hunger, ranking 2nd out of 955 universities worldwide. In addition, the university was ranked within the global top 100 in the following categories: SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (49th); SDG 14: Life Below Water (17th); SDG 15: Life on Land (21st); SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (35th); SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals (41st). All five of these SDGs—2, 14, 15, 16 and 17—achieved the highest national ranking, and SDG 15 has retained first place for four consecutive years.