Top Sri Lankan Universities on Facebook

2025 Facebook University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular Sri Lankan Universities on Facebook? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 Facebook University Ranking of all Sri Lankan higher-education institutions on Facebook meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in [WM-Field: EnglishThe]
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

The aim of the uniRank Facebook University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Sri Lankan university on the Facebook social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

Top Sri Lankan Universities on Facebook

Rank	University	Followers	Likes
1	University of Peradeniya	192,996	164,541
2	University of Sri Jayewardenepura	178,582	154,288
3	University of Colombo	153,938	129,447
4	University of Kelaniya	150,121	113,450
5	University of Jaffna	61,083	47,463
6	University of Moratuwa	40,410	30,816
7	Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka	38,456	32,300
8	Ocean University of Sri Lanka	27,516	23,011
9	Rajarata University of Sri Lanka	21,872	19,700
10	University of Vocational Technology	20,923	20,425
11	Buddhist and Pali University	19,952	16,771
12	Wayamba University of Sri Lanka	17,880	17,315
13	Uva Wellassa University	14,622	10,601
14	University of Ruhuna	13,897	9,642
15	Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine	8,591	7,125
16	University of Vavuniya	7,773	5,706
17	Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka	7,451	6,270
18	Eastern University, Sri Lanka	2,157	2,129
19	University of the Visual and Performing Arts	1,839	1,268

Notice: the total number of followers and likes of the above Facebook pages were extracted in June 2025.

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