17 Best universities for Linguistics in Peru

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Peru ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 68.1K citations received by 6.39K 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

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Linguistics

#95 in Latin America

#2308 in the World

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

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Linguistics

#112 in Latin America

#2554 in the World

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Linguistics

#205 in Latin America

#3985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Linguistics

#219 in Latin America

#4163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

6. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Linguistics

#233 in Latin America

#4341 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. University of Lima

For Linguistics

#234 in Latin America

#4345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

8. Scientific University of the South

For Linguistics

#249 in Latin America

#4510 in the World

Founded: 1998

9. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Linguistics

#250 in Latin America

#4528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

10. University of San Martin de Porres

For Linguistics

#256 in Latin America

#4626 in the World

Founded: 1962

11. ESAN University

For Linguistics

#286 in Latin America

#4862 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

12. University of Piura

For Linguistics

#313 in Latin America

#5172 in the World

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

13. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Linguistics

#316 in Latin America

#5212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

14. Agrarian National University

For Linguistics

#319 in Latin America

#5261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

15. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Linguistics

#324 in Latin America

#5363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

16. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Linguistics

#334 in Latin America

#5479 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Linguistics

#367 in Latin America

#5958 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.