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University of Colombo
Colombo, Sri Lanka · Urban
PublicResearch
Acceptance
15.0%
QS World
#1100
Tuition/yr
$3,000
Students
12,000
Founded
1921
About
Sri Lanka's flagship university in the heart of Colombo, heir to the 1870 Ceylon Medical College and the University of Ceylon. Its medicine, law and management faculties cream off the island's top A-level Z-scores, while a fee-levying route admits international students. The colonial-era College House campus anchors the country's academic establishment.
- University type
- Public
- Acceptance rate
- 15.0%
- Total enrolment
- 12,000
- Student : faculty
- 18:1
- Founded
- 1921
Courses & majors
Medicine (MBBS)LawManagement and FinanceEconomicsPhysical ScienceComputer ScienceArts and HumanitiesPharmacyStatisticsInternational Relations
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$3,000
Cost of attendance
$4,200
Application fee
$20
Rankings
#1100
QS World
#1
National
Scholarships & financial aid
Free education for state-quota locals; international admits pay moderate fees with occasional presidential merit awards.
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