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Overview

Established in 1921, the University of Colombo is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Colombo (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Western Province. This institution also has a branch campus in Horana. Officially recognized by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, University of Colombo (UoC) is a very large-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational Sri Lankan higher education institution. University of Colombo (UoC) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor's degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation), bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study table below for further details. This 103-year-old Sri Lankan higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic records and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. UoC also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, online courses and distance learning opportunities, as well as administrative services.

University Snapshot

Control

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Control Typepublic

Entity

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Entity Typenon-profit

Size

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය' Size by Total Enrollmentvery large-sized

Selectivity

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Selectivity by Acceptance Ratenot reported

University Identity

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Name (Non Latin)
Name University of Colombo
Acronym UoC
Founded 1921
Motto Wisdom Enlightens
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Location

Address 94, Cumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha
Colombo
00700 Western Province
Sri Lanka
කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය Phone Number +94 (11) 258 1835
කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය Fax Number +94 (11) 258 3810
Other locations Horana

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's location map and satellite view Location Map and Satellite View

Fields of Study / Degree Levels

Introduction

What is the difference between comprehensive/generalist and specialized universities in terms of the range of fields of study they offer, degree levels available and academic and carreer paths pros and cons? Read our guide article about generalist and specialized universities to learn more.


Fields of Study and Degree Levels Matrix

The following කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Fields of Study/Degree Levels Matrix is divided into 6 main fields of study and 4 levels of degrees, from the lowest undergraduate degree to the highest postgraduate degree. This matrix aims to help quickly identify කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's academic range and degree level offering.




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Programs and Courses

Courses and Programs

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Tuition Fees

Introduction

Yearly tuition fees represent the cost that a student is billed by a university for one academic year of full-time study. Check out our guide article on tuition fees and financial aid options to gain further insights.


Yearly Tuition Fees Range Matrix

This කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Tuition Fees Range Matrix is divided into 2 types of students, local and international students, and 2 degree levels, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and aims to help students to have an approximate idea of the yearly tuition range they might expect to pay at කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය.

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය: Tuition Fees Range Matrix

Undergraduate Postgraduate
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0-999 US$
(0-910 Euro)
0-999 US$
(0-910 Euro)
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students
0-999 US$
(0-910 Euro)
0-999 US$
(0-910 Euro)

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Admission Info

Introduction

Applying for admission is the first step towards achieving students' academic and career goals and accessing the many opportunities and resources that a university has to offer. Read our "Introduction to University Admissions" article to learn more.


Admission information

uniRank publishes below some basic කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's admission information.

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Gender Admission Policy Gender Admission

This institution admits Men and Women (coed).


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Admission Selection Admission Selection

Has කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය a selective admission policy? Yes, based on entrance examinations and students' past academic records and grades.


Acceptance Rate Admission Rate

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's acceptance rate range is not reported.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's International Students Admission International Students Admission

International students are welcome to apply for admission at this institution.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Admission Office Admission Office

College House, 94, Cumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha
Colombo



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Size and Profile

Introduction

When deciding on a university or evaluating its worth, university size and profile hold significance. Here are potential reasons why university size and profile can influence students' choices.


Size and Profile

uniRank publishes below some major size and profile indicators for කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය.

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Total Student Enrollment Student Enrollment

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය has an enrollment range of 30,000-34,999 students making it a very large-sized institution.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Total Faculty/Academic staff Academic Staff

This institution has a range of 900-999 academic employees (Faculty).


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Control Type Control Type

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය is a public higher education institution.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Entity Type Entity Type

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය is a non-profit higher education institution.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Campus Setting Campus Setting

This institution's main campus is located in a Urban setting.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Academic Calendar Academic Calendar

This institution adopts a Continuous type of academic calendar.


Religious Affiliation

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය does not have any religious affiliation.


Facilities and Services

Introduction

Curious to learn about the most common university facilities and services? Delve into our two guide articles on University Facilities and University Services for more insights.


University Facilities

uniRank provides below an overview of කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's main facilities:


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Library University Library

This institution has a physical Library. Visit කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Library


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Housing University Housing

This institution provides housing services such as on-campus residences or dormitories.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Sport Facilities/Activities Sport Facilities/Activities

This institution features sporting facilities and organizes sports activities for its students.


University Services

uniRank provides below an overview of කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's main services:


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Financial Aid Financial Aid

This institution offers one or more of the following financial aid for eligible students: scholarships, grants, loans, tuition waivers, emergency financial aid etc.

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Study Abroad Study Abroad

This institution offers study abroad and exchange program opportunities for its students.

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Distance Learning Distance Learning

This institution provides a distance learning mode for certain programs or courses.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Academic Counseling Academic Counseling

Not reported

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Career Services Career Services

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Accreditation and Recognition

Introduction

Various countries have diverse types of legal recognition and quality assessment for higher education institutions, depending on their legal and higher education systems... explore our guide to university accreditation and recognition for further information.


කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's Recognition or Accreditation Institutional Accreditation or Recognition

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය is legally recognized and/or accredited by: University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka


Programmatic or Specialized Accreditations

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Affiliations and Memberships

Introduction

University affiliations and memberships with external organizations can hold significance for various reasons... explore our article on university affiliations and memberships for further insights.


Affiliations and Memberships

uniRank publishes the following list of the most important කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's affiliations and memberships; feel free to submit any relevant missing higher education-related organizations this university is affiliated with.

  • Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

Academic Divisions

Introduction

Academic divisions can provide valuable insights into the range of disciplines and fields of study a University focuses on and the institution's level of specialization. Comprehensive or Generalist Universities typically offer a wide range of academic programs and have many academic divisions and subdivisions across different disciplines, while Specialized Universities tend to focus on a narrower range of programs within a specific field or industry and have fewer academic divisions and a simplified organizational structure. Read our guide article "Understanding Academic Divisions in Universities - Colleges, Faculties, Schools" to learn more about academic divisions and typical university organizational structures.


Academic Divisions

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Social Media

Introduction

Social media can be a powerful tool for Universities to communicate with current students, alumni, faculty, staff and the wider community. But how can social media be important for prospective students? Read our article about the importance of Social Media for universities and prospective students to learn more.


Social Media

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Facebook Facebook

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Twitter Twitter

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YouTube YouTube

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Instagram Instagram

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LinkedIn LinkedIn

කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය's main LinkedIn profile

TikTok TikTok

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