Sustainability Rankings
Times Higher Impact Rankings 2025
DCU have been recognised by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025, which assesses universities around the world according to their work toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
DCU is in the world's top 200 universities out of 2,318 institutions.
The university ranks in the top 100 for two specific goals:
SDG 1 (No Poverty) - where we are #1 in Ireland
SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
The university ranks in the top 200 for three specific goals:
SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth)
SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals)
Last updated June 2025
QS Sustainability 2025
QS have launched their second iteration of the QS Sustainability Ranking. The ranking measures contribution to sustainability through social, environmental and governance measures.
Last updated December 2024
UI GreenMetric
Similar to the Times Higher Impact Rankings, the UI GreenMetric measure a university’s progress towards overall sustainability.
DCU ranked 11th globally and 2nd nationally in 2023.
DCU is the leading Irish university for Energy Management and Climate Change mitigation.
Last updated December 2023