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.
Scimago
| CATEGORY | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| World Rank | 676 | 733 | 742 | 721 |
| Country Rank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Times Higher Education
| CATEGORY | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| World Rank | 801–1000 | 1001+ | 1001+ | 1001+ |
| Asia Rank | – | 301-350 | 401+ | 301-350 |
| Country Rank | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Impact Ranking (Global) | 601-800 | 601-800 | 401-600 | 301+ |
| World Rankings by subject: Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health | 401–500 | 501–600 | 601+ | 601+ |
| World Rankings by subject: Life Sciences | – | 601–800 | – | – |
| World Rankings by subject: Social sciences | 601+ | – | – | – |
| World Rankings by Physical Sciences | 1001+ | – | – | – |
| World Rankings by Emerging Economies | 251–300 | 301–350 | 401-500 | 301–350 |
QS Rankings
| CATEGORY | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| World Rank | 1201-1400 | 1001-1200 | 1001+ | 1001+ | 800-1000 |
| Asia Rank | – | 301-350 | 291-300 | 271-280 | =188 |
| World Graduate Employability Rankings | – | 301-500 | – | 301-500 | 301-500 |
Webometrics
| CATEGORY | 2022 February | 2021 July | 2021 February | 2020 July | 2020 February |
| World Rank | 1634 | 1591 | 1692 | 1752 | 2113 |
| Country Rank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
UI GreenMetric
| CATEGORY | 2021 | 2020 |
| World Rank | 297 | 443 |
| Country Rank | 3 | 4 |
RANKINGS HIGHLIGHTS
Apr
07
Feb
01
Dec
15
Jul
28
Jun
02
Apr
30
Feb
03
Dec
08
Nov
29
Oct
28
Jul
31
Dec
07