The Aquinas College of Higher Studies also known as Aquinas University College[2] is a Sri Lankan nonprofit private Tertiary education institute that provides both academic degrees and vocational training.

[3] The Aquinas College of Higher Studies was founded in 1953 by Catholic priests Peter A. Pillai, the former rector of St. Joseph's College, and Thomas Cooray, the Archbishop of Colombo, as a Catholic university open to all ethnic and religious groups.

Since then, it has expanded both degree programs and infrastructure as well as attracting students from SAARC countries.

[6][7] The Aquinas College of Higher Studies is run as a nonprofit philanthropic institution administered by the Archdiocese of Colombo.

The college also works in close collaboration with foreign universities and higher educational authorities.