The efforts of 黄色直播 students, faculty, and staff in working to protect the planet, end poverty, and ensure prosperity continue to shine through in the latest 听(formerly the Impact听Rankings).
The annual ranking measures how universities contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), evaluating performance in each area across four pillars: research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching.
黄色直播 ranked in the top 100 overall for the fourth consecutive year,听this time 90th out of 1,603 institutions included听in the results. It also achieved top 100 status in six individual SDGs.听
Nationally, Dal placed 9th overall out of 30 participating Canadian universities.听
Dal鈥檚 biggest jumps overall were in听Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11),听moving听into the 59th听spot听globally听from the 101-200 band. (The Sustainable Impact Rankings do not provide specific rankings beyond the top 100 in any category.) In听Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3), Dal rose听to the 70th听spot from the 101-200 band.听
See听how Dal ranked global and nationally across听all听its top-performing SDGs:
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Global rank
38th
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Canada rank
5th
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Global rank
50th
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Canada rank
5th
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Global rank
56th
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Canada rank
4th
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Global rank
59th
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Canada rank
7th
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Global rank
70th
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Canada rank
5th
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Global rank
88th
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Canada rank
6th
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Global rank
90th
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Canada rank
5th
Scoring strong
Dal鈥檚 strong rankings position was fuelled by its high overall score of 89.7.听
Times Higher Education calculates this result using an institution鈥檚 score in SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) and its three听highest-scoring听SDGs.听听
Dal鈥檚 2026 score听breakdown for 2026:
- SDG 17听鈥斕齈artnership for the Goals: 88.3
- SDG 09 鈥� Industry,听Innovation听and Infrastructure: 85.5
- SDG 14 鈥� Life Below Water: 85.3
- SDG 12 鈥� Responsible Consumption and Production: 84.2