19 Best universities for Engineering in Peru

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Peru ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 400K citations received by 81.5K academic papers made by 19 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 Engineering

#91 in Latin America

#2175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Engineering

#119 in Latin America

#2692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 32,399
Founded: 1551

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Engineering

#133 in Latin America

#2941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1961

4. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Engineering

#161 in Latin America

#3362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

5. Agrarian National University

For Engineering

#212 in Latin America

#3967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1902

6. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering

#229 in Latin America

#4124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

7. University of Piura

For Engineering

#300 in Latin America

#4869 in the World

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

8. University of Lima

For Engineering

#310 in Latin America

#5087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1962

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Engineering

#318 in Latin America

#5187 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Scientific University of the South

For Engineering

#325 in Latin America

#5246 in the World

Founded: 1998

11. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Engineering

#332 in Latin America

#5381 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Engineering

#341 in Latin America

#5509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

13. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Engineering

#345 in Latin America

#5579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

14. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Engineering

#346 in Latin America

#5584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

15. ESAN University

For Engineering

#355 in Latin America

#5726 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

16. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Engineering

#363 in Latin America

#5881 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Engineering

#399 in Latin America

#6425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

18. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Engineering

#406 in Latin America

#6506 in the World

Founded: 1997

19. Alas Peruanas University

For Engineering

#407 in Latin America

#6530 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

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