Sri Lanka's 12 best Engineering universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Sri Lanka ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 395K citations received by 27.5K academic papers made by 12 universities in Sri Lanka was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka | Peradeniya

For Engineering

#759 in Asia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1942

2. University of Moratuwa

Sri Lanka | Moratuwa

For Engineering

#780 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Founded: 1978

3. University of Colombo

Sri Lanka | Colombo

For Engineering

#1170 in Asia

#2595 in the World

Founded: 1921

4. University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Sri Lanka | Nugegoda

For Engineering

#1199 in Asia

#2661 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. University of Kelaniya

Sri Lanka | Kelaniya

For Engineering

#1477 in Asia

#3229 in the World

Enrollment: 17,082
Founded: 1959

6. University of Jaffna

Sri Lanka | Jaffna

For Engineering

#1516 in Asia

#3313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1974

7. University of Ruhuna

Sri Lanka | Matara

For Engineering

#1520 in Asia

#3334 in the World

Founded: 1978

8. Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka | Anuradhapura

For Engineering

#1979 in Asia

#4373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1996

9. Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka | Belihuloya

For Engineering

#1998 in Asia

#4428 in the World

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1995

10. Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka | Kuliyapitiya

For Engineering

#2044 in Asia

#4562 in the World

Enrollment: 4,423
Founded: 1999

11. South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka | Addalachchenai

For Engineering

#2167 in Asia

#4903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1995

12. Uva Wellassa University

Sri Lanka | Badulla

For Engineering

#2205 in Asia

#5001 in the World

Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Engineering in Sri Lanka based on the number of universities and their ranks are Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Colombo, and Nugegoda.