World ranking Top Sri Lankan Universities 2015 January

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Webometrics (www.webometrics.info) issued latest 2015 July World Ranking of Universities. According to this 2015 January ranking University of Colombo, Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Kelaniya and Sri Jayewardenepura became the best five Universities in Sri Lanka. It is interesting to note that none of the Sri Lankan Universities are among the top 2000 universities in the world, highest ranked University in Sri Lanka is Colombo and it became the 2135 th University in the world, and 22nd University in South Asia -

ranking	World Rank	University	Det.	Presence Rank*	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	2135	University of Colombo		3389	3969	2475	2084
2	2466	University of Peradeniya		2631	6036	2880	1940
3	2608	University of Moratuwa		3933	5109	599	3596
4	3087	University of Kelaniya		4352	8038	1766	2586
5	3170	University of Sri Jayewardenepura		710	8437	961	3980
6	3557	University of Ruhuna		429	8103	3075	3980
7	6353	Open University of Sri Lanka		1917	9104	5512	5414
8	7616	University of Jaffna		4465	10322	5358	5414
9	8118	Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology		6084	11706	3814	5414
10	8333	South Eastern University of Sri Lanka		2010	14209	3425	5414
11	9684	Rajarata University		7825	13128	4392	5414
12	12277	Sabaragamuwa University		14515	12433	7636	5414
13	12471	National Institute of Education Sri Lanka		19959	8238	13206	5414
14	12605	Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration Colombo		3637	14038	13206	5414
15	12644	Eastern University of Sri Lanka		13204	13075	8214	5414
16	12941	Wayamba University of Sri Lanka		4916	14009	13206	5414
17	13086	General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University		7018	15627	8688	5414
18	13495	Postgraduate Institute of Management		16713	15451	4975	5414
19	14181	Industrial Technology Institute		10185	15378	13206	4808
20	14524	University of the Visual & Performing Arts		6568	15830	13206	5414
21	14894	Institute of Fundamental Studies Sri Lanka		15794	15569	13206	4421
22	15583	Uva Wellassa University		15125	14987	12377	5414
23	15813	South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine Malabe		19582	18026	4514	5414
24	15893	National Institute of Business Management		13794	15456	13206	5414
25	15897	Informatics Institute of Technology Sri Lanka		16157	16519	9143	5414
26	16152	Postgraduate Institute of Sciences		19971	16328	8014	5414
27	16726	Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology Sri Lanka		14560	17085	11922	5414
28	16934	Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College		16843	16104	13206	5414
29	17069	Sri Lanka Institute of Architects		14031	17083	13206	5414
30	17114	Arthur C Clarke Institute of Modern Technologies		20910	15027	13206	5414
31	17273	Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture		19079	16649	11922	5414
32	18143	Buddhist and Pali University		17256	17652	13206	5414
33	19005	University of Vocational Technology Ratmalana		22571	17628	11175	5414
34	19066	Australian College of Business and Technology		21084	17785	13206	5414
35	19175	ANC Education		19644	18415	13206	5414
36	19246	Aquinas University College Colombo		15822	19436	13206	5414
37	19843	BMS Business Management School		15969	20475	12060	5414
38	20426	Institute of Engineering Technology		21786	19457	13206	5414
39	20599	American College of Higher Education		20502	20110	13206	5414
40	20756	National Institute of Social Development		15216	21309	13206	5414
41	21224	Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education		23538	19181	11175	5414
42	21295	Imperial Institute of Higher Education		20416	21080	13206	5414
43	21755	Sri Lanka Press Institute		22821	21056	13206	5414
44	21813	Royal Institute of Colombo		21246	21640	13206	5414
45	21990	Ocean University of Sri Lanka		22641	21554	13206	5414
46	22431	Victoria Higher Education Campus		19090	22572	13206	5414
47	23238	Hardy University College Ampara		21549	23087	13206	5414
48	23732	Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University		23018	23165	13206	5414