19 Best universities for Chemistry in Peru

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Peru ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 198K citations received by 16.5K academic papers made by 19 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

#99 in Latin America

#2143 in the World

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

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Chemistry

#120 in Latin America

#2513 in the World

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

3. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Chemistry

#139 in Latin America

#2773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

4. Agrarian National University

For Chemistry

#166 in Latin America

#3150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Chemistry

#212 in Latin America

#3668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

6. Scientific University of the South

For Chemistry

#268 in Latin America

#4250 in the World

Founded: 1998

7. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Chemistry

#270 in Latin America

#4284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

8. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Chemistry

#293 in Latin America

#4631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Chemistry

#313 in Latin America

#4809 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. University of Lima

For Chemistry

#338 in Latin America

#5212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

11. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Chemistry

#346 in Latin America

#5324 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Chemistry

#352 in Latin America

#5357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

13. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Chemistry

#355 in Latin America

#5425 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. University of Piura

For Chemistry

#360 in Latin America

#5625 in the World

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

15. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Chemistry

#363 in Latin America

#5715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

16. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Chemistry

#367 in Latin America

#5760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Chemistry

#382 in Latin America

#6051 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. Alas Peruanas University

For Chemistry

#403 in Latin America

#6333 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

19. ESAN University

For Chemistry

#411 in Latin America

#6418 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

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

Chemistry subfields in Peru

Chemical Engineering8

Environmental Chemistry6

Inorganic Chemistry3

Materials Science14

Nanotechnology4

Nutrition and Food Science11

Organic Chemistry15

Petrology and Geochemistry3

Physical chemistry9

Radiochemistry4