20 Best universities for Chemistry in Peru

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Peru ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 314K citations received by 20.3K academic papers made by 20 universities in Peru was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Chemistry

#100 in Latin America

#2149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1961

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Chemistry

#118 in Latin America

#2530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 32,399
Founded: 1551

3. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Chemistry

#144 in Latin America

#2833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

4. Agrarian National University

For Chemistry

#166 in Latin America

#3144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Chemistry

#202 in Latin America

#3615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

6. Scientific University of the South

For Chemistry

#255 in Latin America

#4107 in the World

Founded: 1998

7. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Chemistry

#260 in Latin America

#4196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

8. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Chemistry

#280 in Latin America

#4438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Chemistry

#305 in Latin America

#4731 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Chemistry

#319 in Latin America

#4898 in the World

Founded: 1991

11. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Chemistry

#321 in Latin America

#4936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

12. University of Lima

For Chemistry

#326 in Latin America

#5024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

13. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Chemistry

#341 in Latin America

#5198 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. University of Piura

For Chemistry

#358 in Latin America

#5552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 6,600
Founded: 1968

15. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Chemistry

#364 in Latin America

#5723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

16. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Chemistry

#369 in Latin America

#5783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Chemistry

#377 in Latin America

#5919 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. Alas Peruanas University

For Chemistry

#407 in Latin America

#6384 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

19. ESAN University

For Chemistry

#410 in Latin America

#6423 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

20. Los Andes Peruvian University

Peru | Huancayo

For Chemistry

#418 in Latin America

#6530 in the World

Founded: 1983

The best cities to study Chemistry in Peru based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lima, La Molina, Trujillo, and San Miguel.

Chemistry subfields in Peru

Chemical Engineering9

Environmental Chemistry7

Inorganic Chemistry3

Materials Science17

Nanotechnology5

Nutrition and Food Science14

Organic Chemistry16

Petrology and Geochemistry4

Physical chemistry9

Radiochemistry4