20 Best Law schools 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 Law. A graph of 203K citations received by 18.1K 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

#33 in Latin America

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Law

#71 in Latin America

#1853 in the World

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

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Law

#90 in Latin America

#2159 in the World

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

4. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Law

#159 in Latin America

#3176 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Law

#161 in Latin America

#3196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

6. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Law

#177 in Latin America

#3375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

7. University of Lima

For Law

#180 in Latin America

#3423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

8. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Law

#199 in Latin America

#3671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Law

#221 in Latin America

#4004 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1962

10. Scientific University of the South

For Law

#226 in Latin America

#4048 in the World

Founded: 1998

11. ESAN University

For Law

#236 in Latin America

#4233 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

12. University of Piura

For Law

#258 in Latin America

#4530 in the World

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

13. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Law

#259 in Latin America

#4531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

14. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Law

#309 in Latin America

#5071 in the World

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

15. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Law

#333 in Latin America

#5322 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Agrarian National University

For Law

#342 in Latin America

#5526 in the World

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

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Law

#378 in Latin America

#6071 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. Alas Peruanas University

For Law

#398 in Latin America

#6519 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

19. Los Andes Peruvian University

Peru | Huancayo

For Law

#401 in Latin America

#6578 in the World

Founded: 1983

20. National University of Cajamarca

Peru | Cajamarca

For Law

#403 in Latin America

#6595 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, Trujillo, La Molina, and Piura.