Top Universities in Western Province (province)
2026 Western Province University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Sri Lankan province of Western Province? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Western Province University Ranking, which lists 9 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Sri Lanka.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Western Province Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Western Province University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Colombo | Colombo |
| 2 | University of Moratuwa | Moratuwa |
| 4 | University of Sri Jayewardenepura | Nugegoda |
| 5 | University of Kelaniya | Kelaniya |
| 14 | Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine | Yakkala |
| 15 | University of the Visual and Performing Arts | Colombo |
| 16 | University of Vocational Technology | Colombo |
| 18 | Ocean University of Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| 19 | Buddhist and Pali University | Homagama |
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How many universities are there in Western Province?
- There are 9 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Western Province higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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