12 Best Physics universities in Lima, Peru [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Lima ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 240K citations received by 14.1K 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. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Physics

#1 in Peru

#96 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Physics

#2 in Peru

#111 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

3. National Major San Marcos University

For Physics

#3 in Peru

#141 in Latin America

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

4. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Physics

#4 in Peru

#146 in Latin America

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

5. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Physics

#5 in Peru

#156 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

6. Agrarian National University

For Physics

#6 in Peru

#234 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1902

7. University of Lima

For Physics

#7 in Peru

#291 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

8. Scientific University of the South

For Physics

#9 in Peru

#311 in Latin America

Founded: 1998

9. University of San Martin de Porres

For Physics

#10 in Peru

#312 in Latin America

Founded: 1962

10. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Physics

#13 in Peru

#336 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

11. ESAN University

For Physics

#16 in Peru

#367 in Latin America

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

12. Alas Peruanas University

For Physics

#19 in Peru

#411 in Latin America

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1996

Universities for Physics near Lima

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
1014	University of Tarapaca	17	Arica
1147	ESPOL Polytechnic University	2	Guayaquil
1326	National Polytechnic School, Ecuador	1	Quito
1327	San Francisco de Quito University	3	Quito
1469	University of Antofagasta	13	Antofagasta
1470	Catholic University of the North	8	Antofagasta
1716	University of the Valley	5	Cali
1872	National University of Salta	18	Salta
1879	Technological University of Pereira	11	Pereira
1880	University of the Andes, Colombia	4	Bogota

Physics subfields in Lima

Acoustical Engineering6

Astrophysics and Astronomy9

Materials Science10

Optical Engineering9

Quantum and Particle physics11