The University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka is an independent state university located at Katubedda, Moratuwa overlooking the picturesque Bolgoda Lake. It was established as the University of Moratuwa (UoM), Sri Lanka on 22 December 1978 under the Universities Act No.16 of 1978 and operates under the general direction of the University Grants Commission. However, its origin can be traced back to the Government Technical School (GTS) which was established in Maradana, Colombo in 1893.
University of Moratuwa consists of six Faculties namely, Architecture, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Graduate Studies and Medicine with thirty-six (36) academic departments offering fourteen (14) Bachelors degree programs to students selected by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and fifty nine (59) postgraduate programs together with MSc, MPhil & PhD research based postgraduate degrees.
The University has an undergraduate student population of 11,657 and these student numbers encompass 2303 undergraduate students admitted in early 2026.
The University of Moratuwa admitted 2297 students in early 2026 from the 2024 A/L batch. It must be highlighted that the University has increased the annual intake of students over 46% overall, during the last ten years, 16% in the Faculty of Engineering, 48% in the Faculty of Information Technology and 53% in the Faculty of Architecture to meet the increasing demand for our degree programmes. The above figure shows the patterns of local student enrolment to faculties over the last ten years.
In the year 2025, 1852 students out of a total of 1983 (93%), who sat the final examinations graduated within the minimum stipulated time period to obtain the first degree. The number of degrees conferred, including Postgraduate Degrees, at the General Convocations in the year 2025 was 2729 of which 1974 were Bachelor’s Degrees and 755 were Postgraduate Degrees/Diplomas.
Employment Pattern Survey done at the Convocation 2025 on employment patterns of graduates, reported that 85.5% of all graduates, 100% of Architecture graduates, 93.7% of Facilities Management graduates, 98.6% of Quantity Surveying graduates and 91.4% of Business graduates were employed at the time of the convocation, showing that the graduates of UoM are much sought after by the industry and its employers.
According to the THE World University Rankings 2026, the University of Moratuwa secured a position within the 1501+ band globally. In the THE Asia University Rankings 2026, the University was ranked in the 601–800 band in Asia.
In the QS World University Rankings 2026, the University of Moratuwa was placed in the 1,401+ band globally, while in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026, the University was ranked 554th in Asia.
Last modified on 05.09.2026
