12 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sri Lanka

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Below is a list of best universities in Sri Lanka ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 277K citations received by 33.7K 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#357 in Asia
#1505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1942

2. University of Colombo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#375 in Asia
#1549 in the World
Founded
1921

3. University of Moratuwa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#621 in Asia
#2183 in the World
Founded
1978

4. University of Sri Jayewardenepura

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#652 in Asia
#2281 in the World
Founded
1959

5. University of Kelaniya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#705 in Asia
#2407 in the World
Founded
1959

6. University of Ruhuna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1029 in Asia
#3073 in the World
Founded
1978

7. University of Jaffna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1101 in Asia
#3248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1974

8. Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1473 in Asia
#3993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1996

9. Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1592 in Asia
#4258 in the World
Founded
1995

10. South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1820 in Asia
#4769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1995

11. Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1847 in Asia
#4829 in the World
Enrollment
4,423
Founded
1999

12. Uva Wellassa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1936 in Asia
#5035 in the World
Founded
2005

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