Lima, Peru's 12 best Sociology universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Lima ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 202K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 12 universities in Lima 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. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Sociology

#1 in Peru

#68 in Latin America

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

2. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Sociology

#2 in Peru

#73 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Sociology

#3 in Peru

#92 in Latin America

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

4. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Sociology

#5 in Peru

#216 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

5. University of San Martin de Porres

For Sociology

#7 in Peru

#247 in Latin America

Founded: 1962

6. University of Lima

For Sociology

#8 in Peru

#276 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

7. Scientific University of the South

For Sociology

#9 in Peru

#290 in Latin America

Founded: 1998

8. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Sociology

#10 in Peru

#308 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

9. Agrarian National University

For Sociology

#11 in Peru

#327 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

10. ESAN University

For Sociology

#15 in Peru

#352 in Latin America

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

11. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Sociology

#16 in Peru

#355 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

12. Alas Peruanas University

For Sociology

#18 in Peru

#384 in Latin America

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

Universities for Sociology near Lima

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
9	Saint Ignatius of Loyola University	6	La Molina
488	Cesar Vallejo University	4	Trujillo
928	Technical University of Loja	4	Loja
1014	University of Tarapaca	19	Arica
1027	Federal University of Acre	91	Rio Branco
1040	University of Cuenca	6	Cuenca
1079	Higher University of San Andres	1	La Paz
1142	University of Guayaquil	2	Guayaquil
1147	ESPOL Polytechnic University	7	Guayaquil
1326	Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador	1	Quito