This article aims to recognize social responsibility actions at Higher Education Institutions that are engaged with meeting Sustainable Development Goals. A systematic review of high-level scientific studies was developed for identifying Universities Social Responsibility (USR) actions in articles Scopus, Scielo, and WOS published on USR between 2016 and 2020. The results show how USR actions are focused on quality education, followed by clean water and affordable and clean energy. This study finds that HEIs participation in sustainable development is essential through USR actions from a broader spectrum.