Sapienza is among the top three Italian universities for sustainability, according to the QS Sustainability 2023 ranking. The international agency Quacquarelli Symonds published its first sustainability ranking on October 26  to measure universities' ability to tackle the world's greatest environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges. Sapienza is ranked 74th in the world and second in Italy after the University of Padua, 61st in the world, followed by the University of Milan in 112th position.

Indicators are split into environmental sustainability measures – including sustainable institutions, sustainable education and sustainable research – and social impact measures, which includes equality, knowledge exchange, educational impact, employability and opportunities, and quality of university life.

The new ranking assessed 700 universities worldwide, including 31 Italian ones.