18 Best universities for Archaeology in Peru

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Peru ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 98.6K citations received by 9.19K 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

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Archaeology

#83 in Latin America

#1926 in the World

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

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Archaeology

#107 in Latin America

#2256 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#164 in Latin America

#3059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. Agrarian National University

For Archaeology

#177 in Latin America

#3262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,424
Founded: 1902

6. University of Lima

For Archaeology

#198 in Latin America

#3532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

7. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Archaeology

#234 in Latin America

#3918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

8. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Archaeology

#247 in Latin America

#4068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

9. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Archaeology

#258 in Latin America

#4229 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Archaeology

#277 in Latin America

#4435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 12,345
Founded: 1876

11. Scientific University of the South

For Archaeology

#291 in Latin America

#4656 in the World

Founded: 1998

12. University of San Martin de Porres

For Archaeology

#293 in Latin America

#4673 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1962

13. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Archaeology

#315 in Latin America

#4903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

14. ESAN University

For Archaeology

#324 in Latin America

#5066 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Piura

For Archaeology

#325 in Latin America

#5090 in the World

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

16. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Archaeology

#330 in Latin America

#5176 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Archaeology

#391 in Latin America

#6132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

18. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Archaeology

#394 in Latin America

#6162 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.