Engineering in Lima, Peru: 12 Best universities Ranked 2025

Below is a list of best universities in Lima ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 231K citations received by 16.7K academic papers made by 12 universities in Lima 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

#1 in Peru

#91 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

2. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Engineering

#2 in Peru

#94 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Engineering

#3 in Peru

#137 in Latin America

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

4. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Engineering

#4 in Peru

#142 in Latin America

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

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Engineering

#5 in Peru

#160 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

6. Agrarian National University

For Engineering

#6 in Peru

#216 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

7. University of Lima

For Engineering

#7 in Peru

#286 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

8. Scientific University of the South

For Engineering

#9 in Peru

#304 in Latin America

Founded: 1998

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Engineering

#13 in Peru

#327 in Latin America

Founded: 1962

10. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Engineering

#14 in Peru

#342 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

11. ESAN University

For Engineering

#16 in Peru

#369 in Latin America

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

12. Alas Peruanas University

For Engineering

#19 in Peru

#414 in Latin America

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

Universities for Engineering near Lima

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
1040	University of Cuenca	3	Cuenca
1147	ESPOL Polytechnic University	2	Guayaquil
1326	National Polytechnic School, Ecuador	1	Quito
1327	San Francisco de Quito University	4	Quito
1469	University of Antofagasta	13	Antofagasta
1470	Catholic University of the North	9	Antofagasta
1612	University of Cauca	14	Popayan
1716	University of the Valley	4	Cali
1872	National University of Salta	18	Salta
1879	Technological University of Pereira	13	Pereira