Summary: The purpose of this comparative study is to determine the level of interaction of the social work profession with community issues in Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, from the perspective of students. The design of research involves four variables: professional practice institutions, societal recognition of the profession, social work graduates and the interaction of the profession with community issues. Findings: The findings reveal that Qatar University received the highest relative strength score as compared to Al-Quds University in Palestine and Carthage University in Tunisia. Applications: This study has several applications to improve the social work education and practice in the three studied universities particularly, and for universities in the Arab world in general. It also sheds light on those 4 components to encourage researchers to study each component of quality levels individually and came with recommendations to improve both social work education and practice.