In 2021, İstanbul Medeniyet University (IMU) was ranked for the first time in the THE University Impact Rankings, a pioneering initiative of the Times Higher Education, which aims to capture universities’ impact on society based on institutions’ success in delivering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
In 2022, IMU was ranked among the Top 1000 universities in the world. It was also ranked in 8 of the 17 SDGs being considered for this ranking.
In 2023, while IMU was in the 801-1000 band among 1591 institutions, it was ranked in 11 of the 17 SDGs.
In 2024, while IMU was in the 601-1000 band among 1963 institutions, it was ranked in 11 of the 17 SDGs.
In 2025, while IMU was in the 401-600 band among 2389 institutions, it was ranked in 12 of the 17 SDGs.
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Sıralama - Dünya |
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SKA |
Sustainable Development Goal |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
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Overall |
401-600 |
601-800 |
801-1000 |
1001+ |
1001+ |
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1 |
No Poverty |
801-1000 |
601-800 |
601-800 |
- |
- |
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2 |
Zero Hunger |
301-400 |
301-400 |
401-600 |
401+ |
301-400 |
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3 |
Good Health and Wellbeing |
401-600 |
301-400 |
301-400 |
401-600 |
401-600 |
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4 |
Quality Education |
801-1000 |
1001-1500 |
801-1000 |
801-1000 |
601-800 |
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5 |
Gender Equality |
1001-1500 |
801-1000 |
801-1000 |
- |
- |
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8 |
Decent Work and Economic Growth |
601-800 |
401-600 |
401-600 |
401-600 |
- |
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9 |
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |
601-800 |
801-1000 |
601-800 |
601+ |
- |
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10 |
Reducing Inequalities |
401-600 |
401-600 |
401-600 |
401-600 |
- |
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11 |
Sustainable Cities and Communities |
401-600 |
601-800 |
401-600 |
601+ |
- |
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12 |
Responsible Consumption and Production |
101-200 |
201-300 |
201-300 |
- |
- |
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| 15 |
Life on Land |
101-200 |
- | - | - | - | |
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17 |
Partnership for the Goals |
301-400 |
401-600 |
601-800 |
1001+ |
601-800 |
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Total Number of Universities |
2389 |
1963 |
1591 |
1410 |
1117 |
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About THE University Impact Rankings
THE University Impact Rankings aims to evaluate universities’ performance in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). There are 17 SDGs, which were adopted by the United Nations in 2016 to provide a framework for developing a more sustainable world. The first edition of this new Times Higher Education ranking was in April 2019.
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Access to the IMU profile on this ranking here
Last update: June 2025