17 Best universities for Archaeology in Peru

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Peru ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 57.6K citations received by 7.28K academic papers made by 17 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

#59 in Latin America

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Archaeology

#93 in Latin America

#1982 in the World

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

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Archaeology

#99 in Latin America

#2074 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Archaeology

#180 in Latin America

#3258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. Agrarian National University

For Archaeology

#183 in Latin America

#3277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

6. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Archaeology

#234 in Latin America

#3800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

7. University of Lima

For Archaeology

#242 in Latin America

#3871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

8. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Archaeology

#278 in Latin America

#4422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

9. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Archaeology

#288 in Latin America

#4568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

10. ESAN University

For Archaeology

#300 in Latin America

#4724 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

11. Scientific University of the South

For Archaeology

#308 in Latin America

#4814 in the World

Founded: 1998

12. University of San Martin de Porres

For Archaeology

#310 in Latin America

#4828 in the World

Founded: 1962

13. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Archaeology

#319 in Latin America

#4904 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. University of Piura

For Archaeology

#320 in Latin America

#4914 in the World

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

15. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Archaeology

#346 in Latin America

#5406 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Archaeology

#357 in Latin America

#5576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Archaeology

#384 in Latin America

#6019 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.