17 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 76.9K citations received by 6.73K 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 Linguistics

#51 in Latin America

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Linguistics

#91 in Latin America

#2299 in the World

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

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Linguistics

#110 in Latin America

#2584 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Linguistics

#204 in Latin America

#3938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Linguistics

#212 in Latin America

#4110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

6. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Linguistics

#230 in Latin America

#4277 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. University of Lima

For Linguistics

#232 in Latin America

#4323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

8. Scientific University of the South

For Linguistics

#238 in Latin America

#4423 in the World

Founded: 1998

9. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Linguistics

#245 in Latin America

#4485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

10. University of San Martin de Porres

For Linguistics

#259 in Latin America

#4637 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1962

11. ESAN University

For Linguistics

#294 in Latin America

#4913 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

12. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Linguistics

#314 in Latin America

#5187 in the World

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

13. University of Piura

For Linguistics

#315 in Latin America

#5196 in the World

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

14. Agrarian National University

For Linguistics

#320 in Latin America

#5237 in the World

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

15. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Linguistics

#324 in Latin America

#5286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

16. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Linguistics

#331 in Latin America

#5445 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Linguistics

#357 in Latin America

#5846 in the World

Founded: 1997

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