| NAME | DEGREE | DATE OF CONVOCATION |
| Mr Romesh De Silva | LLD | 29 July 2022 |
| Justice Saleem Marsoof PC | LLD | 06 December 2019 |
| Kanagaratnam Kanag-Iswaran | LLD | 24 November 2017 |
| Wanigasekara Daya Ratnasooriya | Dsc | 07 December 2016 |
| Gerald Vernon Cooray | Dsc | 02 December 2015 |
| Jayanta Mootatamby Swaminathan | LLD | 23 September 2014 |
| Prof.Sabaratnam Arulkumara | Dsc | 21 November 2013 |
| Prof. Calyampudi R.Rao | DSc | 28 July 2011 |
| Hon. Michael Kirby, AC, CMG | LLD | 21 July 2010 |
| HE Mahinda Rajapaksa | LLD | 06 September 2009 |
| HE Gotabaya Rajapaksa | DLitt | 06 September 2009 |
| Prof. Kusuma Karunaratne | DLitt | 07 July 2008 |
| Deshamanya R.K.W. Goonesekere | LLD | 07 July 2008 |
| Vidyajothi Prof. Eric.H. Karunanayake | DSc | 07 July 2008 |
| Prof. W.D. Lakshman | DLitt | 29 April 2008 |
| Mr Christopher Pinto | LLD | 30 June 2007 |
| Deshabandu Tissa Abeysekara | DLitt | 29 June 2007 |
| Prof. Lennart Hasselgren | DSc | 29 June 2007 |
| Dr. Lal Senaka Perera | DLitt | 07 March 2006 |
| Deshamanya M.D.D. Pieris | DLitt | 07 March 2006 |
| Vidyajothi Prof. V.K. Samaranayake | DSc | 06 January 2005 |
| Prof. Yogambikai Rasanayagam | DLitt | 05 January 2005 |
| Prof. Savitri Goonesekere | LLD | 05 January 2005 |
| Deshabandu Prof. A. H. Sheriffdeen | DSc | 05 January 2005 |
| Prof. Colvin Goonaratne | Dsc | 05 January 2005 |
| Prof. G. D. Wijayawardhana | DLitt | 28 May 2004 |
| Prof. A. S. Rupasinghe | DLitt | 30 March 2004 |
| Dr A.S. Seneviratne | DSc | 30 March 2004 |
| Prof. J. B. Dissanayake | DLitt | 04 March 2003 |
| Prof. P. W. Epasinghe | DSc | 03 December 2002 |
| Hon. Justice Mark Fernando | LLD | 04 October 2001 |
| Dr Neelakandan Tiruchelvam | LLD | 29 November 2000 |
| Prof. Senaka W Bibile | DSc | 29 November 2000 |
| Dr Kamani N Mendis | DSc | 29 November 2000 |
| Prof. Laksiri Jayasuriya | DLitt | 29 November 2000 |
| Prof. Swarna Jayaweera | DLitt | 29 November 2000 |
| Prof. LS Perara | DLitt | 05 August 1998 |
| Prof. AA Hoover | DSc | 05 August 1998 |
| Hon. Justice Dr Ranjith Amarasinghe | LLD | 05 August 1998 |
| Prof. R.S.Ramakrishna | DSc | 10 July 1997 |
| Ven. Dr Jiun Aoki | DLitt | 10 July 1997 |
| Prof. ADV deS Indraratna | DLitt | 02 October 1996 |
| Prof. N Kodagoda | DSc | 02 October 1996 |
| Prof. SU Kodikara | DLitt | 23 June 1994 |
| Prof. ML Marasinghe | LLD | 23 June 1994 |
| Prof. CG Uragoda | DSc. | 23 June 1994 |
| Prof. MLT Kannangara | DSc | 23 June 1994 |
| Prof. OW Jayaratne | DSc | 23 June 1994 |
| Mr GGDSP Gunatilleke | DLitt | 23 June 1994 |
| Prof. S Shanmugaratnam | DSc | 07 July 1993 |
| Prof. Stanley Wijesundera | DSc | 15 December 1990 |
| Prof. Pearlyn Pereira | DSc | 15 December 1990 |
| Prof. TBH Abeyasinghe | DLitt | 15 December 1990 |
| Prof. PPGL Siriwardene | DSc | 13 December 1990 |
| Prof. NG Baptist | DSc | 13 December 1990 |
| Dr CHB Reynolds | DLitt | 13 December 1990 |
| Prof. V Sivalingam | DSc | 19 December 1986 |
| Mr V Tarzie Vittachi | DLitt | 11 July 1986 |
| Dr Hayden Williams | LLD | 11 July 1986 |
| Prof. THB Symons | DLitt | 14 December 1985 |
| Prof. SR Kottegoda | DSc | 14 December 1985 |
| Prof. BA Abeywickrema | DSc | 14 December 1985 |
| Mr Lester James Peries | DLitt | 27 July 1985 |
| Prof. Richard Berendzen | DSc | 27 July 1985 |
| Mr Walvin A De Silva | DLitt | 27 July 1985 |
| Mr HW Jayawardena | LLD | 27 July 1985 |
| Dr Arpad Bogsch | LLD | 18 December 1984 |
| Prof. MB Ariyapala | DLitt | 15 December 1984 |
| Prof. T. Nadaraja | DLitt | 15 December 1984 |
| Dr RD Stern | DSc | 15 December 1984 |
| Prof. CG Weeramantry | LLD | 16 December 1983 |
| Prof. Milory Paul | DSc | 16 December 1983 |
| Prof. CC de Silva | DSc | 16 December 1983 |
| Prof. JE Jayasuriya | DLitt | 18 December 1982 |
| Mr JA Samarawickrema | MA | 18 December 1982 |
| Dr PR Anthonis | DSc | 19 December 1981 |
| Dr MAV Devananthan | DSc | 19 December 1981 |
| Prof. MUS Sultanbawa | DSc | 19 December 1981 |
| Prof. AW Mailvaganam | DSc | 22 December 1980 |
| Mr K Rajendra | MA | 22 December 1980 |
| Mr JC Fernando | MSc | 22 December 1980 |
| Mr PAS Perara | MSc | 22 December 1980 |
| Mr S Nagamuttu | MSc | 22 December 1980 |
| Dr Gamini Corea | DLitt | 27 August 1979 |
| Dr RM Salas | LLD | 27 August 1979 |
| Prof. DA Ranasinghe | DSc | 27 August 1979 |