Chemistry in Lima, Peru: 12 Best universities Ranked 2025

Below is a list of best universities in Lima ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 288K citations received by 16.8K academic papers made by 12 universities in Lima 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

#1 in Peru

#100 in Latin America

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

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Chemistry

#2 in Peru

#118 in Latin America

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

3. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Chemistry

#3 in Peru

#144 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

4. Agrarian National University

For Chemistry

#4 in Peru

#166 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Chemistry

#5 in Peru

#202 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

6. Scientific University of the South

For Chemistry

#6 in Peru

#255 in Latin America

Founded: 1998

7. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Chemistry

#7 in Peru

#260 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

8. University of San Martin de Porres

For Chemistry

#9 in Peru

#305 in Latin America

Founded: 1962

9. University of Lima

For Chemistry

#12 in Peru

#326 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

10. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Chemistry

#15 in Peru

#364 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

11. Alas Peruanas University

For Chemistry

#18 in Peru

#407 in Latin America

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

12. ESAN University

For Chemistry

#19 in Peru

#410 in Latin America

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

Universities for Chemistry near Lima

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
1147	ESPOL Polytechnic University	3	Guayaquil
1326	National Polytechnic School, Ecuador	1	Quito
1326	Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador	4	Quito
1327	San Francisco de Quito University	2	Quito
1469	University of Antofagasta	13	Antofagasta
1470	Catholic University of the North	11	Antofagasta
1716	University of the Valley	3	Cali
1854	El Rosario University	10	Bogota
1872	National University of Salta	17	Salta
1880	University of the Andes, Colombia	4	Bogota

Chemistry subfields in Lima

Biochemistry9

Chemical Engineering7

Environmental Chemistry5

Materials Science10

Nutrition and Food Science9

Organic Chemistry9

Physical chemistry7