16 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Peru

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 20.7K citations received by 3.74K 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

#74 in Latin America

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Mechanical Engineering

#110 in Latin America

#2519 in the World

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

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#156 in Latin America

#3063 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#159 in Latin America

#3134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Mechanical Engineering

#178 in Latin America

#3368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

6. University of Piura

For Mechanical Engineering

#238 in Latin America

#4022 in the World

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

7. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Mechanical Engineering

#240 in Latin America

#4034 in the World

Founded: 1991

8. University of San Martin de Porres

For Mechanical Engineering

#261 in Latin America

#4275 in the World

Founded: 1962

9. Agrarian National University

For Mechanical Engineering

#262 in Latin America

#4291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

10. University of Lima

For Mechanical Engineering

#296 in Latin America

#4591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

11. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Mechanical Engineering

#299 in Latin America

#4605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

12. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Mechanical Engineering

#322 in Latin America

#4877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

13. Scientific University of the South

For Mechanical Engineering

#332 in Latin America

#4979 in the World

Founded: 1998

14. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Mechanical Engineering

#340 in Latin America

#5051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

15. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Mechanical Engineering

#343 in Latin America

#5124 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. ESAN University

For Mechanical Engineering

#344 in Latin America

#5137 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, Piura, Trujillo, and La Molina.