University Rankings

University Rankings

Focus on Buddhist & Sri Lankan Higher Education

uniRank Spotlight: Top Buddhist Universities 2025

Highlighting the position of the Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka in the global ranking of Buddhist universities.

World Rank (Buddhist Universities)

60

Webometrics Ranking Spotlight: July 2024

A special mention for the Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka's performance in the Webometrics ranking.

SL Rank

36

World Rank

18924

Impact Rank

17847

Openness Rank

8890

Excellence Rank

7505

AD Scientific Index Spotlight

Evaluating scientific performance and researcher productivity.

World Ranking

#13,011

of 24,507

Asia Ranking

#5,354

of 11,804

Sri Lanka Ranking

#24

of 63

Note: This index evaluates universities based on the scientific performance and productivity of their researchers.

uniRank Web Presence Spotlight

Based on web presence and online performance.

World Ranking

#14,683

Score: 23.98

Note: This ranking emphasizes the university's web presence and online performance.

Major World University Ranking Methodologies

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Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings

THE evaluates universities across five core areas: Teaching (the learning environment), Research (volume, income, and reputation), Citations (research influence), International Outlook (staff, students, and research), and Industry Income (knowledge transfer).

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QS World University Rankings

The QS rankings assess universities based on academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio, and international student ratio. It is highly regarded by prospective students and academics.

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UI GreenMetric World University Rankings

This is a unique ranking that focuses on universities' commitment to sustainability. It evaluates institutions on their policies related to green campus initiatives, energy, waste, water, transportation, and education.

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Webometrics Ranking of World Universities

The Webometrics Ranking focuses on a university's web presence and impact. Its main indicators include: Visibility (web content impact), Transparency (top cited researchers), and Excellence (top cited papers).

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AD Scientific Index

The AD Scientific Index is a ranking and analysis system based on the scientific performance and the added value of the scientific productivity of individual scientists. It provides rankings of institutions based on the scientific characteristics of their affiliated scientists.

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uniRank

uniRank is a higher education directory that ranks over 13,800 universities worldwide. Its ranking emphasizes a university's web presence and online performance, based on its own algorithm including web intelligence sources.

Top Sri Lankan Universities - Webometrics 2025

Based on the 2025 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.

Rank University
1University of Colombo
2University of Peradeniya
3University of Sri Jayewardenepura
4University of Moratuwa
5University of Kelaniya
6University of Ruhuna
7Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
8Eastern University, Sri Lanka
9Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
10Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

Top Buddhist Universities in the World

According to the 2025 uniRank University Ranking.

Rank University Country
1 Ryukoku University Japan
2 Dongguk University South Korea
3 Naropa University United States
4 Komazawa University Japan
5 Musashino University Japan
6 Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Thailand
7 Nihon Fukushi University Japan
8 Bunkyo University Japan
9 Bukkyo University Japan
10 Kyoto Women's University Japan