Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan

This ranking assesses higher education institutions’ contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including their performance in education, research, institutional governance, social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and international cooperation.

Notably, 50 higher education institutions from Uzbekistan were included in the 2026 edition of the ranking. Among them, 24 institutions secured positions within the world’s Top 1000 universities. This achievement reflects the consistent efforts undertaken to embed sustainable development principles within the country’s higher education system and to strengthen the international standing of Uzbek universities.

The 24 higher education organizations that recorded the highest results in the ranking, among which two universities were noted at the top of the ranking - 101-200 places:

• Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature — 101–200;
• Tashkent State University of Economics — 101–200;
• National University of Uzbekistan — 201–300;
• National Research University “TIIAME” — 201–300;
• Bukhara State University — 301–400;
• Samarkand State Medical University — 301–400;
• Termez University of Economics and Service — 301–400;
• Fergana State Technical University — 401–600;
• National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan — 401–600;
• Tashkent State Technical University — 401–600;
• Tashkent State University of Law — 401–600;
• Tashkent University of Information Technologies — 401–600;
• Termez State University — 401–600;
• Westminster International University in Tashkent — 401–600;
• International School of Finance, Technology and Science — 601–800;
• Navoi State University — 601–800;
• Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies — 601–800;
• Samarkand State University — 601–800;
• Tashkent State Medical University — 601–800;
• Tashkent State Transport University — 601–800;
• University of World Economy and Diplomacy — 601–800;
• Fergana State University — 801–1000;
• Academy of Law Enforcement of the Republic of Uzbekistan — 801–1000;
• Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute — 801–1000;
• Alfraganus University — 1001–1500;
• Andijan State Medical University — 1001–1500;
• Andijan State Pedagogical Institute — 1001–1500;
• Bukhara State Medical University — 1001–1500;
• Central Asian University — 1001–1500;
• Chirchiq State Pedagogical University — 1001–1500;
• Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute — 1001–1500;
• Jizzakh State Pedagogical University — 1001–1500;
• Karakalpak State University — 1001–1500;
• Karshi State University — 1001–1500;
• Namangan State Technical University — 1001–1500;
• Namangan State University — 1001–1500;
• Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service — 1001–1500;
• Samarkand State University of Architecture and Construction — 1001–1500;
• Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages — 1001–1500;
• Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology — 1001–1500;
• Tashkent Institute of Management and Economics — 1001–1500;
• Tashkent State Agrarian University — 1001–1500;
• Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies — 1001–1500;
• Termez State Pedagogical Institute — 1001–1500;
• Urgench State University — 1001–1500;
• Andijan Institute of Technology — 1500+;
• Asia International University — 1500+;
• Bukhara State Pedagogical University — 1500+;
• Karshi State Technical University — 1500+;
• Uzbekistan State University of Physical Education and Sport — 1500+.

Importantly, Uzbek higher education institutions also achieved outstanding results in individual Sustainable Development Goals:

• Alisher Navoi Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature — 8th in the world for Gender Equality;
• Tashkent State Technical University — 5th in the world for Affordable and Clean Energy;
• Fergana Polytechnic Institute — 6th in the world for Affordable and Clean Energy;
• National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan — 20th in the world for Gender Equality;
• Termez State University — 36th in the world for Affordable and Clean Energy;
• Tashkent University of Information Technologies — 48th in the world for Affordable and Clean Energy;
• Tashkent State Medical University — 81st in the world for Good Health and Well-being;
• Samarkand State Medical University — 82nd in the world for Good Health and Well-being.

For reference, Uzbekistan was represented by 12 higher education institutions in 2021, 30 in 2022, 47 in 2023, 53 in 2024, and 59 in 2025 in the THE Impact Rankings.