9 Best universities for Physical chemistry in Peru

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Peru ranked based on their research performance in Physical chemistry. A graph of 27.8K citations received by 1.84K academic papers made by 9 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. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Physical chemistry

#103 in Latin America

#2300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Physical chemistry

#108 in Latin America

#2395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 12,345
Founded: 1876

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Physical chemistry

#160 in Latin America

#3233 in the World

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

4. National Major San Marcos University

For Physical chemistry

#164 in Latin America

#3280 in the World

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

5. Agrarian National University

For Physical chemistry

#225 in Latin America

#3949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,424
Founded: 1902

6. University of Lima

For Physical chemistry

#238 in Latin America

#4058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

7. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Physical chemistry

#250 in Latin America

#4169 in the World

Founded: 1991

8. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Physical chemistry

#264 in Latin America

#4304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

9. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Physical chemistry

#265 in Latin America

#4313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Physical chemistry in Peru based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lima and Trujillo.

Chemistry subfields in Peru

Chemical Engineering9

Environmental Chemistry7

Inorganic Chemistry3

Materials Science17

Nanotechnology6

Nutrition and Food Science14

Organic Chemistry16

Petrology and Geochemistry4

Radiochemistry4