16 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 33.4K citations received by 4.55K academic papers made by 16 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 Mechanical Engineering

#70 in Latin America

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Mechanical Engineering

#97 in Latin America

#2338 in the World

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

3. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#143 in Latin America

#2891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

4. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#148 in Latin America

#2951 in the World

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

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Mechanical Engineering

#181 in Latin America

#3386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

6. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Mechanical Engineering

#182 in Latin America

#3393 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. University of Lima

For Mechanical Engineering

#242 in Latin America

#4054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

8. University of Piura

For Mechanical Engineering

#248 in Latin America

#4099 in the World

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

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Mechanical Engineering

#254 in Latin America

#4164 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Agrarian National University

For Mechanical Engineering

#266 in Latin America

#4364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

11. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Mechanical Engineering

#292 in Latin America

#4585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

12. Scientific University of the South

For Mechanical Engineering

#293 in Latin America

#4587 in the World

Founded: 1998

13. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Mechanical Engineering

#304 in Latin America

#4678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

14. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Mechanical Engineering

#314 in Latin America

#4795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

15. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Mechanical Engineering

#337 in Latin America

#5097 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. ESAN University

For Mechanical Engineering

#355 in Latin America

#5304 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

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

Engineering subfields in Peru