20 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 252K citations received by 20.4K academic papers made by 20 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. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering

#91 in Latin America

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

2. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Engineering

#94 in Latin America

#2254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Engineering

#137 in Latin America

#2935 in the World

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

4. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Engineering

#142 in Latin America

#2998 in the World

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

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Engineering

#160 in Latin America

#3330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

6. Agrarian National University

For Engineering

#216 in Latin America

#4008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

7. University of Lima

For Engineering

#286 in Latin America

#4780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

8. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Engineering

#296 in Latin America

#4879 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Scientific University of the South

For Engineering

#304 in Latin America

#4946 in the World

Founded: 1998

10. University of Piura

For Engineering

#306 in Latin America

#4953 in the World

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

11. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Engineering

#310 in Latin America

#4970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

12. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Engineering

#323 in Latin America

#5175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

13. University of San Martin de Porres

For Engineering

#327 in Latin America

#5272 in the World

Founded: 1962

14. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Engineering

#342 in Latin America

#5409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

15. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Engineering

#360 in Latin America

#5751 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. ESAN University

For Engineering

#369 in Latin America

#5890 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

17. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Engineering

#397 in Latin America

#6345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

18. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Engineering

#401 in Latin America

#6380 in the World

Founded: 1997

19. Alas Peruanas University

For Engineering

#414 in Latin America

#6626 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

20. Los Andes Peruvian University

Peru | Huancayo

For Engineering

#424 in Latin America

#6782 in the World

Founded: 1983

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

Engineering subfields in Peru

Acoustical Engineering7

Aerospace Engineering8

Agricultural Engineering2

Automation and Control engineering2

Automotive Engineering4

Chemical Engineering9

Civil Engineering6

Computer Networking9

Construction Management2

Electrical Engineering13

Electronic Engineering3

Engineering Management3

Environmental Engineering6

Geotechnical Engineering5

Human-Computer Interaction9

Materials Science17

Mechanical Engineering16

Metallurgical Engineering11

Mining Engineering1

Nanotechnology5

Operations Research2

Optical Engineering13

Reliability and Quality Engineering2

Remote Sensing4

Renewable Energy Engineering2

Structural Engineering5

Systems Engineering4

Telecommunications9

Transportation Engineering2