Study Social Sciences in Sri Lanka
18 accredited institutions in Sri Lanka teach Social Sciences, verified by AlmiStudy against national accreditation registries.
Social Sciences in Sri Lanka: at a glance
- Accredited universities
- 18
- Public · private
- 15 · 3
- Cities
- 17 (Batticaloa, Colombo, Ratmalana…)
- Language(s) of instruction
- Sinhala + Tamil (national + official) + English (link language + HE primary medium for STEM, medicine, business, law)
- Accrediting bodies
- University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
Universities
Eastern University, Sri Lanka (EUSL)
Batticaloa · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
ESOFT Metro Campus
Colombo · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU / Kotalawala Defence Academy heritage)
Ratmalana · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
Horizon Campus
Malabe · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
NSBM Green University
Pitipana, Homagama · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (RUSL)
Mihintale · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (SUSL)
Belihuloya · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL)
Oluvil · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
Nawala · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
University of Colombo (UoC / University of Ceylon heritage)
Colombo · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
University of Jaffna (UoJ)
Jaffna · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
University of Kelaniya (UoK)
Kelaniya · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
University of Peradeniya (UoP)
Peradeniya · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
University of Ruhuna (UoR)
Matara · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ / J'pura)
Nugegoda · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
University of Vavuniya (UoV)
Vavuniya · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
Uva Wellassa University (UWU)
Badulla · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (WUSL)
Kuliyapitiya · University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව)
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Frequently asked questions
How many accredited universities teach Social Sciences in Sri Lanka?
AlmiStudy lists 18 accredited universities teaching Social Sciences in Sri Lanka, each verified against a recognized national accrediting body.
Are Social Sciences universities in Sri Lanka public or private?
Of the verified institutions on record, 15 are publicly run and 3 are private.
What language are Social Sciences programs taught in across Sri Lanka?
The primary languages of instruction on record are Sinhala + Tamil (national + official) + English (link language + HE primary medium for STEM, medicine, business, law). Confirm the language of each specific program directly with the university.
How does AlmiStudy verify these universities?
Each listed university is checked against a recognized national accreditation body before publication — for this set: University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්යාල ප්රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව). Listing does not guarantee a specific program's recognition by destination-country regulators.
We list institutions whose accreditation we have verified against a recognized national or international accrediting body. Listing does not vouch for any specific program's recognition by destination-country regulators or individual admissions outcomes.