16 Best universities for Social Psychology 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 46K citations received by 4.27K academic papers made by 16 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 Social Psychology

#50 in Latin America

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

2. National Major San Marcos University

For Social Psychology

#115 in Latin America

#2842 in the World

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

3. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Social Psychology

#121 in Latin America

#2917 in the World

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

4. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Social Psychology

#133 in Latin America

#3023 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Lima

For Social Psychology

#157 in Latin America

#3421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1962

6. University of San Martin de Porres

For Social Psychology

#170 in Latin America

#3612 in the World

Founded: 1962

7. Saint Ignatius of Loyola University

Peru | La Molina

For Social Psychology

#197 in Latin America

#3920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1995

8. University of the Pacific - Peru

For Social Psychology

#209 in Latin America

#4029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1962

9. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Social Psychology

#212 in Latin America

#4059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

10. ESAN University

For Social Psychology

#237 in Latin America

#4303 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2003

11. Private University of the North

Peru | Trujillo

For Social Psychology

#251 in Latin America

#4568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

12. University of Piura

For Social Psychology

#269 in Latin America

#4832 in the World

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

13. Federico Villarreal National University

Peru | San Miguel

For Social Psychology

#303 in Latin America

#5199 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. National University of Engineering, Peru

For Social Psychology

#307 in Latin America

#5242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1876

15. Scientific University of the South

For Social Psychology

#312 in Latin America

#5277 in the World

Founded: 1998

16. Saint John the Baptist Private University

Peru | Chorrillos

For Social Psychology

#328 in Latin America

#5481 in the World

Founded: 1997

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

Psychology subfields in Peru

Child Psychology13

Clinical Psychology12

Cognitive Science6

Education Majors12

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1