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Universities in Peru
Peru has 73 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1551. 2 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES73
OLDEST1551
FOUNDED 1900+58
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15992 · 3%
1600–18997 · 10%
1900 or later58 · 79%
Date unknown6 · 8%
Oldest universities in Peru
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1551National University of San Marcos
1591Seminario de Lima
1657Peruvian Naval School
1677San Cristóbal of Huamanga University
1692National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco
1824National University of Trujillo
1828National University of St Augustin of Arequipa
1830Chorrillos Military School
1876National University of Engineering
1902National Agrarian University
1908National University of Music
1917Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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