18 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 64.1K citations received by 5.4K academic papers made by 18 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 Machine Learning

#83 in Latin America

#2292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Machine Learning

#132 in Latin America

#2974 in the World

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

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Machine Learning

#135 in Latin America

#2995 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Machine Learning

#160 in Latin America

#3369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Machine Learning

#180 in Latin America

#3651 in the World

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

6. University of Lima

For Machine Learning

#203 in Latin America

#3909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

7. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Machine Learning

#215 in Latin America

#4118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

8. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Machine Learning

#226 in Latin America

#4221 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Machine Learning

#233 in Latin America

#4326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

10. University of San Martin de Porres

For Machine Learning

#235 in Latin America

#4338 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1962

11. Agrarian National University

For Machine Learning

#249 in Latin America

#4491 in the World

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

12. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Machine Learning

#270 in Latin America

#4669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

13. ESAN University

For Machine Learning

#275 in Latin America

#4728 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

14. Scientific University of the South

For Machine Learning

#282 in Latin America

#4789 in the World

Founded: 1998

15. University of Piura

For Machine Learning

#289 in Latin America

#4850 in the World

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

16. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Machine Learning

#293 in Latin America

#4889 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Machine Learning

#337 in Latin America

#5377 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Machine Learning

#349 in Latin America

#5467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Peru based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lima, Trujillo, La Molina, and Piura.

Computer Science subfields in Peru

Artificial Intelligence (AI)17

Bioinformatics and Computational biology8

Cognitive Science7

Computational Linguistics3

Computer Networking9

Computer Vision9

Cyber Security11

Human-Computer Interaction10

Library and Information science9

Management Information Systems10

Software Engineering3

Telecommunications8