--- title: "Latest University Rankings Sri Lanka – 3 universities made it to the top 2,000 list" url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/latest-university-rankings-sri-lanka-3-universities-made-it-to-the-top-2000-list/ type: post date: 2023-07-04 modified: 2023-07-04 markdown_url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/latest-university-rankings-sri-lanka-3-universities-made-it-to-the-top-2000-list.md author: "admin" --- # Latest University Rankings Sri Lanka – 3 universities made it to the top 2,000 list The latest global university rankings for 2023/2024 have been released, and three universities from Sri Lanka have made it to the top 2,000 list. The government aims to increase the number of local universities on this prestigious list. According to the recently published 2023 edition of Webometrics university rankings, Colombo University has regained its position as the best university in Sri Lanka, surpassing Peradeniya University. Colombo University now holds the 1485th rank in the world. In the past, Colombo University and Moratuwa University were leading the rankings, but in the last three years, Peradeniya Campus took the top spot. This year, Peradeniya University has secured the second position and ranked 1885th in the world, with Sri Jayewardenepura University following closely in third place and ranked 1944th place. Moratuwa University has been ranked fourth, while Ruhuna Campus and Kelaniya University have dropped to fifth and sixth place, respectively. On the other hand, Rajarata University has climbed to seventh place, and Jaffna University is ranked eighth. These rankings highlight the impressive performance of Sri Lankan universities on the global stage and reflect the country's commitment to enhancing the quality of higher education. **Sri Lanka University Rankings 2023 – 2024** **Sri Lanka Ranking**** ** **World Rank********University Name and Website****** 11485[University of Colombo](https://ror.org/02phn5242) 21885[University of Peradeniya](https://ror.org/025h79t26) 31944[University of Sri Jayewardenepura](https://ror.org/02rm76t37) 42219[University of Moratuwa](https://ror.org/0491f5305) 52336[University of Ruhuna](https://ror.org/033jvzr14) 62971[University of Kelaniya](https://ror.org/02r91my29) 73020[Rajarata University](https://ror.org/04dd86x86) 83633[University of Jaffna](https://ror.org/02fwjgw17) 94379[Wayamba University of Sri Lanka](https://ror.org/043yykt67) 104590[Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka](https://ror.org/045vwzt11) 114621[Eastern University of Sri Lanka](https://ror.org/01jrs3715) 125140[Open University of Sri Lanka](https://ror.org/011rrqf91) 136657[Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology](https://ror.org/00fhk4582) 147267[General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University](https://ror.org/04n37he08) 157311[Uva Wellassa University](https://ror.org/05mqkk958) 167709[South Eastern University of Sri Lanka](https://ror.org/007vzmy24) 1711448[National Institute of Fundamental Studies Sri Lanka](https://ror.org/03wvtrq14) 1811944[International Institute of Health Sciences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Instit) 1912443[National Institute of Education Sri Lanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Institute%20o) 2012510[Industrial Technology Institute](https://ror.org/0302fn725) 2113253[Informatics Institute of Technology Sri Lanka](https://ror.org/02366kp40) 2213348[Sri Lanka Technological Campus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri%20Lanka%20Technologi) 2313516[NSBM Green University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSBM%20Green%20Universit) 2414608[CINEC Campus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CINEC%20Campus) 2514841[ESOFT Metro Campus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESOFT%20Metro%20Campus) 2615384[National Institute of Business Management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Institute%20o) 2715491[University of the Visual & Performing Arts](https://ror.org/046pqvy32) 2815680[Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri%20Lanka%20Institute) 2916325[SLIIT Academy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLIIT%20Academy) 3016804[Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology Sri Lanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia%20Pacific%20Institu) 3117309[Horizon Campus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon%20Campus) 3217389[ANC Education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANC%20Education) 3317866[Australian College of Business and Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20College%20o) 3419259[Arthur C Clarke Institute of Modern Technologies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20C%20Clarke%20Inst) 3519322[Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka](https://ror.org/01wx5mw98) 3619322[University of Vocational Technology Ratmalana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Vocati) 3719621[Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration Colombo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri%20Lanka%20Institute) 3819759[Sri Lanka Institute of Architects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri%20Lanka%20Institute) 3920233[Royal Institute of Colombo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Institute%20of%20C) 4020581[American College of Higher Education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20College%20of) 4120581[Ocean University of Sri Lanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%20University%20of) 4220670[IDM University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDM%20University) 4320853[BMS Business Management School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMS%20Business%20Managem) 4421409[Sri Lanka Press Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri%20Lanka%20Press%20Inst) 4521581[Aquinas College of Higher Studies Colombo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquinas%20College%20of%20H) 4621680[Institute of Engineering Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute%20of%20Enginee) 4721989[IDM Nations Campus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDM%20Nations%20Campus) 4822404[Imperial Institute of Higher Education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial%20Institute%20o) 4922855[Kaatsu International University Sri Lanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaatsu%20International) 5022910[Nawaloka College of Higher Studies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawaloka%20College%20of) 5123507[National Institute of Social Development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Institute%20o) 5223575[Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhiksu%20University%20of) 5324503[Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy SIBA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri%20Lanka%20Internatio) 5424671[Saegis Campus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saegis%20Campus) 5525484[Northshore College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northshore%20College) 5627182[(1) Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(1)%20Nagananda%20Intern) 5727890[(3) Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Peradeniya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(3)%20Postgraduate%20Ins) 5829228[IESL College of Engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IESL%20College%20of%20Engi) 5929228[IUHS Campus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUHS%20Campus) 60   * Lower is better