Results

Where the University of Tunis El Manar (UTM) stands in international rankings, with the source of every figure. Figures come from the ranking bodies; items reported by Tunisian media are marked as such.

THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026

Times Higher Education (THE) published the eighth edition of these ratings, previously called the THE Impact Rankings, in June 2026. They cover 1,646 institutions from 116 countries and territories, in one overall table and 17 SDG tables. UTM is in the 101-200 band of the overall table, according to THE's profile page of the university. Tunisian press (African Manager, L'Economiste Maghrebin, La Presse) reports that UTM is the first Tunisian university in the table, and African Manager adds that UTM kept the same position as the year before.

UTM's rank by goal, 2026

UTM's rank in each of the 17 SDG tables of the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026
Rank in 2026Goals
Joint 48thSDG 5 Gender Equality
Joint 51stSDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
56thSDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Joint 70thSDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
101-200SDG 4 Quality Education; SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities; SDG 15 Life on Land; SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
201-300SDG 2 Zero Hunger; SDG 14 Life Below Water
301-400SDG 1 No Poverty; SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 13 Climate Action
401-600SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production; SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Source: THE profile page of the University of Tunis El Manar. The four best results (SDG 5, 9, 8 and 3) are all inside the world top 100.

The overall score combines SDG 17 (up to 22%) with the three strongest other SDGs (up to 26% each), measured on scaled scores, and averages the 2025 and 2026 annual scores. The three SDGs that count are therefore not always the goals where UTM is ranked highest. The rules are summarised in the THE methodology note.

Other rankings

  • THE World University Rankings 2027: 801-1000 band (THE profile). La Presse reports that UTM remains the top-ranked Tunisian university, with an unchanged band since 2025.
  • THE subject tables 2026: Business and Economics 301-400; Engineering 501-600; Computer Science, Life Sciences, and Medical and Health 601-800; Physical Sciences 801-1000 (THE profile).
  • QS World University Rankings 2027 (June 2026): 655th, first in Tunisia and the Maghreb, according to La Presse. For the 2026 edition L'Economiste Maghrebin reported UTM among the 731 best, up 40 places.
  • ARWU (ShanghaiRanking): 901-1000 band in the 2024 edition, according to ShanghaiRanking. Webdo reports that no Tunisian university appears in the ARWU 2026 general ranking.
  • Arab Universities Union ranking 2025: 9th of 285 universities, up from 10th in 2024 (Business News, December 2025).
  • QS Arab Region University Rankings: 41st, first in Tunisia and the Maghreb (La Presse, October 2025; the edition is not named).

Earlier results

The previous version of this page, headed University Ranking 2021-2022, reported that UTM ranked 301-400 in the overall 2021 THE University Impact Rankings, with strong results in Quality Education, Health and Well-being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and Partnerships for the Goals, and ranked 301 in the 2021 THE Emerging Economies University Rankings. This is kept for the record. The 2021 Impact result is consistent with UTM's own press release and Tunisian press, which place UTM in the global top 400 of the THE Impact Ranking in 2020 and 2021. The Emerging Economies figure was not re-checked for this update.

Reading these results

Each ranking has its own indicators and weights, and methods change between editions, so results are not directly comparable. Read the methodology notes first: ARWU (Shanghai), Times Higher Education and QS.

Sources