Oldest Universities in Sri Lanka

Oldest Universities in Sri Lanka

Introduction

What are the oldest Universities in Sri Lanka? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 20 Sri Lankan Universities sorted by year of foundation and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

  • being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate Sri Lankan higher education-related organization
  • offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
  • delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

uniRank aims to highlight which Sri Lankan Universities have the longest history and tradition and whether this correlates to their uniRank University Ranking.

Oldest Universities in Sri Lanka

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