- Pera, Col., Kelaniya, J’pura included
The Universities of Peradeniya, Colombo, Kelaniya, and Sri Jayewardenepura have been included in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
The rankings are an annual publication by the Times Higher Education magazine.
Less than 2,000 of the world’s 30,000 universities are included in what is widely accepted as the most prestigious and influential global university rankings.
The rankings cover the three main areas of university activity – research, impact, and teaching, and considers performance indicators across five key areas of teaching, research, citations, international outlook, and industry income. The rankings utilise data collected from surveys, bibliometric databases, and institutional data to evaluate universities holistically, capturing the full range of a university's activities and missions.