17 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 77.4K citations received by 5.47K academic papers made by 17 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 Development Studies

#32 in Latin America

#1094 in the World

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

2. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Development Studies

#40 in Latin America

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Development Studies

#84 in Latin America

#2200 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Development Studies

#121 in Latin America

#2666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. University of Lima

For Development Studies

#170 in Latin America

#3329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

6. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Development Studies

#175 in Latin America

#3395 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Development Studies

#176 in Latin America

#3447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

8. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Development Studies

#198 in Latin America

#3742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Development Studies

#203 in Latin America

#3828 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. University of Piura

For Development Studies

#228 in Latin America

#4147 in the World

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

11. Scientific University of the South

For Development Studies

#255 in Latin America

#4419 in the World

Founded: 1998

12. ESAN University

For Development Studies

#262 in Latin America

#4465 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

13. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Development Studies

#264 in Latin America

#4512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

14. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Development Studies

#271 in Latin America

#4604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

15. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Development Studies

#310 in Latin America

#5099 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Agrarian National University

For Development Studies

#319 in Latin America

#5164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Development Studies

#349 in Latin America

#5442 in the World

Founded: 1997

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

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