9 Best universities for Physical 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 24.5K citations received by 1.78K 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

#102 in Latin America

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Physical chemistry

#110 in Latin America

#2415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Physical chemistry

#157 in Latin America

#3211 in the World

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

4. National Major San Marcos University

For Physical chemistry

#166 in Latin America

#3274 in the World

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

5. Agrarian National University

For Physical chemistry

#226 in Latin America

#3945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

6. University of Lima

For Physical chemistry

#238 in Latin America

#4067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

7. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Physical chemistry

#258 in Latin America

#4230 in the World

Founded: 1991

8. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Physical chemistry

#264 in Latin America

#4297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

9. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Physical chemistry

#271 in Latin America

#4336 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

Nanotechnology5

Nutrition and Food Science14

Organic Chemistry16

Petrology and Geochemistry4

Radiochemistry4