17 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 40.5K citations received by 5.22K 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

#57 in Latin America

#1734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Linguistics

#93 in Latin America

#2300 in the World

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

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Linguistics

#117 in Latin America

#2632 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Linguistics

#216 in Latin America

#4053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Linguistics

#238 in Latin America

#4293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

6. University of Lima

For Linguistics

#244 in Latin America

#4370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

7. University of San Martin de Porres

For Linguistics

#249 in Latin America

#4451 in the World

Founded: 1962

8. Scientific University of the South

For Linguistics

#253 in Latin America

#4521 in the World

Founded: 1998

9. ESAN University

For Linguistics

#264 in Latin America

#4630 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

10. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Linguistics

#281 in Latin America

#4772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

11. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Linguistics

#286 in Latin America

#4798 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. University of Piura

For Linguistics

#299 in Latin America

#4889 in the World

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

13. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Linguistics

#329 in Latin America

#5332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

14. Agrarian National University

For Linguistics

#330 in Latin America

#5334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

15. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Linguistics

#350 in Latin America

#5674 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Linguistics

#351 in Latin America

#5675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Linguistics

#364 in Latin America

#5851 in the World

Founded: 1997

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