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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)

Lima, Peru · Urban

PrivateReligiously affiliatedResearchCoed
Acceptance
45.0%
QS World
#345
Tuition/yr
$7,000
Students
28,000
Founded
1917

About

Peru's top-ranked university, a Catholic institution on a single green campus in Lima's San Miguel district. PUCP dominates national rankings in law, engineering and the social sciences, and its income-banded tuition keeps it accessible relative to its prestige.

University type
Private (non-profit)
Acceptance rate
45.0%
Total enrolment
28,000
Student : faculty
13:1
Founded
1917

Courses & majors

LawIndustrial EngineeringCivil EngineeringMechatronics EngineeringArchitectureEconomicsPsychologyCommunicationsBusiness AdministrationAnthropologyArtEducation

Cost of studying

Tuition / yr
$7,000
Cost of attendance
$13,600
Application fee
$120

Rankings

#345
QS World
#901
Times Higher Ed
#1
National

Scholarships & financial aid

Tuition scales with family income, and merit scholarships plus Peru's Beca 18 serve domestic students; internationals normally pay the upper tuition band.

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