Kafrelsheikh University gets the sixth rank over Arab Countries and 129 in the world in friendly environment green universities world-ranking according to classification of Green Metrix which classifies universities on the basis of standards relating to campus and the extent of commitment to standards of environmental sustainability  of green spaces, trees and infrastructure of streets and sidewalks compatible with requirements of special needs, rationalization of energy consumption and the use of solar energy in some university facilities and standard of education requirements.

As well, Nottingham University gets the first rank in the world and 12 Arab universities get ranks in classification; two of them from Egypt are American University in Cairo which ranks (103) and Kafrelsheikh University (129) while four Jordanian universities rank the following: Jordan University of Science and Technology (49), Jordan University (103), Petra University (253) and Hashimt University (345), then, Palestine University with two universities are Islamic University of Gaza (87) and national Najah University (97), while Lebanon University with one university is American University in Beirut (197) and King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia (203), United Arab Emirates University (240), Damascus University, Syria (330) and Judge Ayad University, Morocco (340). The rest of Arab Countries Universities are missed.