20 Best Law schools 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 Law. A graph of 109K citations received by 14.1K academic papers made by 20 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 Law

#37 in Latin America

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Law

#70 in Latin America

#1777 in the World

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

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Law

#101 in Latin America

#2275 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Law

#170 in Latin America

#3275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. University of Lima

For Law

#191 in Latin America

#3640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

6. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Law

#202 in Latin America

#3709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

7. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Law

#208 in Latin America

#3756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

8. ESAN University

For Law

#231 in Latin America

#4074 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Law

#233 in Latin America

#4091 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Scientific University of the South

For Law

#240 in Latin America

#4216 in the World

Founded: 1998

11. University of Piura

For Law

#242 in Latin America

#4242 in the World

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

12. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Law

#254 in Latin America

#4351 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Law

#326 in Latin America

#5207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

14. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Law

#334 in Latin America

#5306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

15. Agrarian National University

For Law

#340 in Latin America

#5433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

16. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Law

#346 in Latin America

#5566 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Law

#388 in Latin America

#6293 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. Alas Peruanas University

For Law

#395 in Latin America

#6437 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

19. Los Andes Peruvian University

Peru | Huancayo

For Law

#396 in Latin America

#6473 in the World

Founded: 1983

20. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Law

#398 in Latin America

#6501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

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