Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- Sri Lanka's leading universities slid to their lowest positions in four years in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027, with the University of Colombo dropping 46 places to 364th, as regional rivals moved ahead while its own score barely changed, QS told Mirror Business.

Colombo nonetheless remained Sri Lanka's highest-ranked university for a fifth consecutive year, followed by the University of Peradeniya at 389th and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura at 398th. While the trio kept the country's presence in the top 400 at three for a fourth straight edition, each recorded its lowest placing over that period, with Colombo now 89 places below the 275th position it held in 2025.

Overall, eight of Sri Lanka's...