Higher Educational Institutes which offer degree programs/ courses are listed here with their Addresses, telephone numbers and website URLs for more details. This list contains four types of Higher Education Institutes in Sri Lanka:
(1) Public National Universities
(2) Private Institutes which offer their own degrees recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) of Sri Lanka
(3) Private Institutes which offer degrees in affiliation with Foreign Universities
(4) Professional Institutes
| Name of the Institute | Address | Telephone Numbers | More details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Design (AOD) | 29, Lauries Road, Colombo 04 | 0115867772 0115742480 | Website | |
| AIMS College of Business & IT | 03, Skelton Road, Colombo 05 | 0114710220 0777744337 | Website | |
| American College of Higher Education | 23, Hospital Road, Dehiwela | 0112715195 0115558666 | Website | |
| American National College (ANC Education) | 308310, R.A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 03 | 0114514415 0773844438 | Website | |
Aquinas University College   (8 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5) Loading... | 990, Maradana Road, Colombo 08 | 0112694797 0112694014 | Website | |
| Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) | 388, Union Place, Colombo 02 | 0117675100 0112675060 | Website | |
| Asian Aviation Centre | Information Centre, 14, Trelawney Place, Colombo 04. | 0112632999 0114510304 | Website | |
| Auston Institute | 534, Galle Road, Colombo 03 | 0112576596 0112576596 | Website | |
| Australian College of Business & Technology (ACBT) | 442, Galle Road, Colombo 03 | 0112565511 0772928535 | Website | |
| Brandix College of Clothing Technology | 157, Galle Road, Ratmalana South | 0114742111 0114727222 | Website | |
| British College of Legal Studies (BCLS) | 591, Negombo Road, Wattala | 0117208309 011 7208409 | Website | |
| British School of Commerce | 19, Mcleod Road, Colombo 04 | 0112595995 0112595996 | Website | |
| Business Management School (BMS) | 591, Galle Road, Colombo 06 | 0112504757 0112360978 | Website | |
| CFPS Academy of Legal Studies | 104, Havelock Rd., Colombo 05 | 0112421665 0114618866 | Website | |
| CINEC Maritime Campus | Millennium Drive, IT Park, Malabe | 0112413500 0114486400 | Website | |
| City School of Architecture | 120/7, Vidya Mawatha, Colombo 07 | 0112678254 0112678270 | Website | |
| College of Chemical Sciences (CCS) | 341/22, Kotte Road, Welikada, Rajagiriya | 0112863154 0114615230 | Website | |
| Colombo Institute of Research and Psychology | 31, Melbourne Avenue, Colombo 4. | 0112584889 (Ex 601) | Website | |
| Colombo School of Construction Technology | 48, Talawathugoda Road, Pita Kotte | 0112885932 0112885933 | Website | |
| Cosmopolitan College of Business & Technology (CCBT) | 502, R. A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka | 0112559855 0112559844 | Website | |
| ESOFT Computer Studies | 158F1/1, Galle Road, Colombo 04 | 0117555545 0112553883 | Website | |
| Gateway Graduate School | 188/1, Koswatte Road, Nawala, Rajagiriya | 0112888858 0112877277 | Website | |
| Graduate Institute of Science & Management (GISM) | 550, Old Kottawa Road, Udahamulla, Nugegoda | 0112811914 0112835935 | Website | |
| Horizon Campus | Millennium Drive, Malabe. | 0112407777 0712407777 | Website | |
| IDM Computer Studies | 23, Daisy Villa Avenue, Colombo 04 | 0112507580 0777883536 | Website | |
| Imperial Institute of Higher Education (IIHE) | 25 1/2, Tower Building, Station Road, Colombo 04 | 0112598772 0112598778 | Website | |
| Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) | 57, Ramakrishna Road, Colombo 06 | 0112580714 0112361473 | Website | |
| International College of Business & Technology (ICBT) | 31 & 33, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia | 0114210021 0773457552 | Website | |
| International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS) | 704, Negombo Road, Welisara | 0114651144 0777003840 | Website | |
| Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology (LIFT) | 87 Horton Place, Colombo 07 | 0112681848 0112681870 | Website | |
| London Business School (LBS) | 323, Galle Road, Colombo04 | 0112596073 0114513791 | Website | |
| Londontec International | 6/1A , Pepiliyana Road , Gamsaba Junction , Nugegoda | 0112821640 0114997655 | Website | |
| Matrix Institute of Information Technology | 279/1, Galle Road , Colombo 04 | 0112553331 0714317924 | Website | |
| Mercury Institute of Management | 376, Galle Road, Colombo 03 | 0112370643 0112370644 | Website | |
| Northshore College of Business & Technology | 141, Church Road, Colombo 15 | 0114342752 0777309766 | Website | |
| OpenArc School of Business and Technology Ltd | First Floor, OpenArc Technology Complex, 120, Highlevel Road, Kirulapone, Colombo 6 | 0112515050 0115549749 | Website | |
| Oxford College of Business | 100, Thurstan Road, Colombo 07 | 0114718711 0114718712 | Website | |
| Pioneer Institute of Business and Technology (PIBT) | 323, Galle Road, Colombo04 | 0114333226 0773596594 | Website | |
| Regent International Institute for Higher Studies (RIIHS) | 05,Miriswaththa, Gampaha, | 0332224559 0334670388 | Website | |
| Royal Institute of Colombo RIC (5 votes, average: 4.40 out of 5)Loading... | 189 Havelock Road, Colombo 05 | 0112556329 0112592747 | Website | |
| Singapore Informatics | 519, T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10 | 0112699898 0112695858 | Website | |
| South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) | P.O Box 11, Millennium Drive, Off Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha, Malabe | 0112413351 0112413331 | Website | |
| Spectrum Institue of Science and Technology | 190, Galle Road, Colombo 04 | 0112554848 0112504742 | Website | |
| Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) (36 votes, average: 4.08 out of 5)Loading... | Level #16, BOC Merchant Tower, St Michel’s Street, Colombo 03 | 0112413885 0115219684 | Website | |
| University of Ballarat Sri Lanka Study Centre | 113, Habitat House, Dutugemunu Street, Kohuwala | 0112815255 0112814313 | Website | |
| Western College for Management & Technology (WCMT) | 54, Galle Road, Mt.Lavinia | 0112727196 0112727106 | Website | |
| General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) | Kandawala Estate, Ratmalana | 0112632028 0112638656 | Website | |
| Institute for AgroTechnology and Rural Sciences | Weligatta New Town, Weligatta, Hambantota | 0473489085 0473620468 | Website | |
| Institute of Human Resource Advancement | Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo | 0112503393 0112500938 | Website | |
| Institute of Surveying and Mapping | Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Diyatalawa | 0572229004 0572229116 | Website | |
| National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) | 120/5, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07 | 0112685806 0112667769 | Website | |
| National Institute of Education | P.O. Box 21, High Level Road, Maharagama | 0117601620 0117601601 | Website | |
| Ocean University of Sri Lanka | 15, Crow Island, Mattakuliya, Colombo 15 | 0112529861 0112529868 | Website | |
| The National Institute of Social Development (NISD) | 488 A, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya | 0112882506 0112882507 | Website | |
| The Open University of Sri Lanka | P.O. Box 21, Nawala, Nugegoda | 0112853731 0112881291 | Website | |
| University of Vocational Technology | 100, Kandawala Road, Ratmalana | 0112630718 0112630700 | Website | |
| Eastern University, Sri Lanka | Vantharumoolai, Chenkalady. | 0652240533 0652240531 | Website | |
| Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute | Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, University of Kelaniya, Kandy Road, Yakkala | 0332226618 0332222748 | Website | |
| Institute of Indigenous Medicine | Institute of Indigenous MedicineUniversity of Colombo,Rajagiriya | 0112692385 0112694308 | Website | |
| Rajarata University of Sri Lanka | Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale | 0252266511 0252266645 | Website | |
| Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka | P.O Box 02, 70140, Belihuloya | 0452280277 0452280014 | Website | |
| South Eastern University of Sri Lanka | University Park, Oluvil | 0672255168 0672255062 | Website | |
| Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies | New Kalmunai Road, Kallady, Batticaloa | 0652222663 0652225689 | Website | |
| University of Colombo (23 votes, average: 4.13 out of 5)Loading... | College House, University of Colombo, 94, Cumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha, Colombo 03 | 0112581835 0112584695 | Website | |
| University of Jaffna | University of Jaffna, Jaffna | 0212222006 0212222483 | Website | |
| University of Kelaniya | University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya 11600, Sri Lanka | 0112911569 0112909903 | Website | |
| University of Moratuwa | Katubedda, Moratuwa | 0112651610 0112650301 | Website | |
| University of Peradeniya | Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka | 0812388301 0812387395 | Website | |
| University of Ruhuna | Wellamadama, Matara | 0412222998 0412222681 | Website | |
| University of Sri Jayewardenepura (6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)Loading... | Gangodawila, Nugegoda | 0112802293 0112758000 | Website | |
| University of the Visual & Performing Arts | 21, Albert Crecent, Colombo 07 | 0112690242 0112696971 | Website | |
| Uva Wellassa University | Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, Badulla | 0552226370 0552226400 | Website | |
| Wayamba University of Sri Lanka | Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya | 0372283165 0372281412 | Website |
Is Amazon college is recognized by UGC
Is imperial collegs of business studies a recognized institute