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.
| CATEGORY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| World Rank | 1001–1200 | 1001–1200 | 601–800 | 801–1000 | 1001+ | 1001+ | 1001+ | 801–1000 | 801+ |
| Impact Ranking | 801-1000 | 601-800 | 401-600 | 601-800 | 601-800 | 401-600 | 301+ | – | – |
| Asia Rank | NYR | 401-500 | 179 | 201-250 | 301-350 | 401+ | 301-350 | – | – |
| Country Rank | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| World Rankings by Subject: Medical and Health (formerly Clinical and Health) | 501–600 | 501–600 | 301–400 | 401–500 | 501–600 | 601+ | 601+ | – | – |
| World Rankings by Subject: Life Sciences | 801–1000 | 801–1000 | NYR | 601–800 | 601–800 | – | – | – | – |
| World Rankings by Subject: Social Sciences | 1001+ | 801+ | 801+ | 601+ | – | – | – | – | – |
| World Rankings by Physical Sciences | 1001+ | 1001+ | 1001+ | 1001+ | – | – | – | – | – |
| World Rankings by Emerging Economies | NYR | NYR | NYR | 251–300 | 301–350 | 401-500 | 301–350 | – | – |
* NYR – Not Yet Released
QS World Univesity Rankings
| CATEGORY | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| World Rank | 1001-1200 | 951-1000 | 1001-1200 | 1201-1400 | 1001-1200 | 1001+ | 1001+ | 800-1000 | 751-800 | 701+ |
| Asia Rank | NYR | 275 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 291-300 | 271-280 | =188 | NR | NR |
| Southern Asia Rank | NYR | 62 | 73 | 65 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Country Rank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | NR | NR |
| World Graduate Employability Rankings | NR | NR | NR | 301-500 | NR | 301-500 | 301-500 | NR | NR | NR |
QS World Univesity Rankings: Sustainability
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Overall | 483 | 579 |
| Environmental Impact | 376 | 488 |
| Environmental Sustainability | 161 | 62 |
| Environmental Research | 1000+ | 1001+ |
| Environmental Education | 469 | 1001+ |
| Social Impact | 749 | 858 |
| Knowledge Exchange | 651 | 1001+ |
| Impact of Education | 1001+ | 1001+ |
| Health & Wellbeing | 626 | 703 |
| Equality | 573 | 609 |
| Employability and Opportunities | 1001+ | 1001+ |
| Governance | 407 | 406 |
* NYR – Not Yet Released | NR – Not Released
| CATEGORY | 2025 January | 2024 July | 2024 January | 2023 July | 2023 February | 2022 July | 2022 February | 2021 July | 2021 February | 2020 July | 2020 February |
| World Rank | 1606 | 1591 | 1427 | 1487 | 1485 | 1531 | 1634 | 1591 | 1684 | 1766 | 2113 |
| Country Rank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CATEGORY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| World Rank | 5816 | 4971 | 5693 | 4750 | 4116 | 4451 | 4360 | 4320 | 4104 |
| Country Rank | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| CATEGORY | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| World Rank | 367 | 263 | 262 | 297 | 443 |
| Country Rank | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
RANKINGS HIGHLIGHTS
2025
Jun
19
2025
Jan
22
2024
Jul
19
2024
Jul
19
2024
Jun
04
2024
May
13
2024
Jan
31
2023
Dec
07
2023
Dec
05
2023
Oct
03
2023
Sep
27
2023
Jul
30