OUR UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
University of Colombo achieves an excellent reputation for research & innovation and teaching excellence since 1921. Our current rankings place us among one of the best universities in Sri Lanka.
Webometrics
| CATEGORY | 2024 January | 2023 July | 2023 February | 2022 July | 2022 February | 2021 July | 2021 February | 2020 July | 2020 February |
| World Rank | 1426 | 1487 | 1485 | 1531 | 1634 | 1591 | 1692 | 1752 | 2113 |
| Country Rank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Times Higher Education
| CATEGORY | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| World Rank | 1001–1200 | 601–800 | 801–1000 | 1001+ | 1001+ | 1001+ | 801–1000 | 801+ |
| Asia Rank | NYR | 179 | 201-250 | 301-350 | 401+ | 301-350 | – | – |
| Country Rank | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Impact Ranking (Global) | NYR | 401-600 | 601-800 | 601-800 | 401-600 | 301+ | – | – |
| World Rankings by Subject: Clinical and Health | 501–600 | 301–400 | 401–500 | 501–600 | 601+ | 601+ | – | – |
| World Rankings by Subject: Life Sciences | 801–1000 | NYR | 601–800 | 601–800 | – | – | – | – |
| World Rankings by Subject: Social Sciences | 801+ | 801+ | 601+ | – | – | – | – | – |
| World Rankings by Physical Sciences | 1001+ | 1001+ | 1001+ | – | – | – | – | – |
| World Rankings by Emerging Economies | NYR | NYR | 251–300 | 301–350 | 401-500 | 301–350 | – | – |
* NYR – Not Yet Released
Scimago
| CATEGORY | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| World Rank | 5693 | 4750 | 4116 | 4451 | 4360 | 4320 | 4104 |
| Country Rank | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
* Ranks have been updated based on the new ranking methodology introduced in the 2023 release.
QS Rankings
QS World Univesity Rankings
| CATEGORY | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| World Rank | 1001-1200 | 1201-1400 | 1001-1200 | 1001+ | 1001+ | 800-1000 |
| Asia Rank | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 291-300 | 271-280 | =188 |
| Southern Asia Rank | 73 | 65 | – | – | – | – |
| Country Rank | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| World Graduate Employability Rankings | NYR | NYR | 301-500 | – | 301-500 | 301-500 |
QS World Univesity Rankings: Sustainability
| Category / Subindicator | 2024 |
| Overall | 579 |
| Environmental Impact | 488 |
| Environmental Sustainability | 62 |
| Environmental Research | 1001+ |
| Environmental Education | 1001+ |
| Social Impact | 858 |
| Knowledge Exchange | 1001+ |
| Impact of Education | 1001+ |
| Health & Wellbeing | 703 |
| Equality | 609 |
| Employability and Outcomes | 1001+ |
| Governance | 406 |
* NYR – Not Yet Released
UI GreenMetric
| CATEGORY | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| World Rank | 263 | 262 | 297 | 443 |
| Country Rank | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
RANKINGS HIGHLIGHTS
2024
Jan
31
2023
Dec
07
2023
Dec
05
2023
Oct
03
2023
Sep
27
2023
Jul
30
2023
Jun
27
2023
Jun
22
2023
Jun
01
2023
Feb
01
2022
Dec
12
2022
Oct
12