18 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 88.7K citations received by 8.92K academic papers made by 18 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 Archaeology

#58 in Latin America

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Archaeology

#82 in Latin America

#1902 in the World

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

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Archaeology

#105 in Latin America

#2207 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#169 in Latin America

#3090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. Agrarian National University

For Archaeology

#178 in Latin America

#3270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

6. University of Lima

For Archaeology

#199 in Latin America

#3541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

7. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Archaeology

#237 in Latin America

#3922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

8. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Archaeology

#254 in Latin America

#4138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

9. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Archaeology

#272 in Latin America

#4360 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Archaeology

#280 in Latin America

#4468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

11. University of San Martin de Porres

For Archaeology

#293 in Latin America

#4682 in the World

Founded: 1962

12. Scientific University of the South

For Archaeology

#294 in Latin America

#4691 in the World

Founded: 1998

13. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Archaeology

#317 in Latin America

#4945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

14. ESAN University

For Archaeology

#324 in Latin America

#5045 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Piura

For Archaeology

#325 in Latin America

#5072 in the World

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

16. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Archaeology

#329 in Latin America

#5153 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Archaeology

#390 in Latin America

#6112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

18. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Archaeology

#394 in Latin America

#6161 in the World

Founded: 1997

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