Universidad del Pacífico

About Universidad del Pacífico

Universidad del Pacífico is an independent, degree-granting institution founded on 28 February 1962. SUNEDU lists it among Peru’s private universities, records its legal form as associative, and identifies Lima as its department and province. In the Peruvian context, that associative status denotes a nonprofit private university rather than a shareholder-owned institution. SUNEDU’s licensed-university list showed its institutional licence as current on 31 July 2026, and the university continued running undergraduate admission processes for 2026-II and 2027 entry. The institution began with a focus on education and research connected to Peru’s economic and social development. Its academic scope later expanded from Administration and Economics into Accounting, Law, Finance, Marketing, International Business, engineering, and interdisciplinary fields. The university reports four faculties supporting 12 undergraduate careers, alongside graduate schools and research activity. For applicants, the clearest institutional fit is a student seeking a Spanish-language education with a strong concentration in economics, management, public affairs, law, finance, or applied technology. The portfolio is broader than a conventional business school but remains more specialized than a large comprehensive university. International mobility is part of the academic environment, although participation requirements, available destinations, credit recognition, and additional costs should be checked for the intended semester. The official record supports continued operation as of August 2026; it does not indicate closure, merger, or loss of university status.

Undergraduate admission is organized through several routes rather than a single universal procedure. Published options include Academic Excellence Admission, Selective Admission, admission through the Pre Pacífico preparatory school, transfers and graduates, and an admission examination. Eligibility, documentation, evaluation components, and formalization requirements differ by route, so applicants should identify the category matching their secondary education or previous university study before relying on a deadline. For 2026-II admission by examination, the official schedule listed registration from 22 June to 8 July 2026, evaluation and results on 12 July, and formalization on 13 July. Those dates have passed as of 20 August 2026 and should not be treated as an open application window. The current 2027 guide includes multiple application groups for 2027-I and later processes for 2027-II, with dates varying by route. The university states that schedules may change, making the live admissions portal and current prospectus the controlling references. Some school-leaver routes use academic-performance conditions and a current list of recognized high-performing schools. International or nonstandard secondary credentials, including International Baccalaureate and certain European secondary qualifications, appear within specified routes but remain subject to the detailed prospectus. This is not a US-style holistic application system, and the sources reviewed do not establish universal SAT, ACT, GPA, TOEFL, or IELTS thresholds for regular undergraduate admission. Applicants educated outside Peru should ask admissions about document legalization, credential recognition, Spanish proficiency, and the correct route before applying.

The undergraduate portfolio contains 12 professional programs: Administration, Accounting, Law, Economics, Finance, Digital Humanities, Business Engineering, Information Engineering, Innovation and Design Engineering, Marketing, International Business, and Politics, Philosophy and Economics. These programs are organized across the faculties of Business Sciences, Law, Economics and Finance, and Engineering. Applicants should review the curriculum for their specific program because professional titles, required courses, and study length vary by field. The university describes its undergraduate curricula as flexible, with more than 30 concentrations and more than 200 elective courses across the institution. The exact degree of customization depends on the program. Common institutional courses complement major requirements, while individual curricula may combine quantitative work, professional subjects, humanities, social sciences, and applied projects. For example, the official Digital Humanities curriculum awards the academic degree of Bachiller and a professional licentiate title, illustrating the distinction in Peru between the bachelor’s academic degree and the subsequent professional title. Graduate education includes master’s programs in areas such as audit, economics, applied economics, public management, business, social-investment management, and infrastructure regulation. Universidad del Pacífico also participates with three other Peruvian universities in the Doctorate in Strategic Management, a consortium research degree governed jointly by the participating institutions. Students comparing graduate options should verify the responsible school, delivery format, intake, curriculum, and awarding arrangements for the particular program rather than assuming that all postgraduate offerings follow one model.

Key Highlights

• Private nonprofit associative university licensed by SUNEDU
• Founded in Lima on 28 February 1962
• Operating undergraduate admissions for 2026-II and 2027 entry
• Focused portfolio spanning business, economics, law, engineering, and interdisciplinary study

Student Life & Environment

Student life is coordinated in part through Bienestar y Formación Estudiantil, the university’s student wellbeing and development unit. Its published services cover mental and emotional health information, healthy habits, practical resources for managing university life, and broader student support. Prospective students who need a particular accommodation or ongoing health service should confirm its availability and eligibility directly before enrolling. Students can participate in student organizations through La Placita, a platform designed to make the purposes and work of those organizations visible to the university community. The institution also identifies representative sports teams, artistic ensembles, and the Brigada UP among its participation options. These activities offer routes into campus involvement beyond coursework, but schedules and selection processes can change by term. International engagement includes semester exchanges and other overseas academic experiences. Approved courses from an exchange may be recognized as electives, subject to the university’s process. Applications can require language evidence, a faculty recommendation, an English-language essay, and other supporting information, with available places varying by partner and semester. Students should budget separately for application or mobility charges and destination expenses. The reviewed sources do not establish university-operated residence halls for regular degree students, so housing should be planned independently and confirmed before arrival.

Location & Surroundings

The university’s principal academic presence is in Jesús María, a central district of Lima. Its published address is Jirón General Luis Sánchez Cerro 2141, while related facilities occupy nearby addresses around Sánchez Cerro and Avenida Salaverry. The institution moved to its Salaverry location in 1965 and subsequently expanded within the surrounding area. Applicants should check the teaching location attached to their particular program, especially for graduate or language offerings. Lima is Peru’s capital and its largest center for government, finance, business, culture, and professional services. That setting is especially relevant to the university’s strengths in economics, business, law, public management, and policy, and it can support access to internships and employer events. It also means students must plan for metropolitan travel, variable commuting times, and the cost differences among Lima districts. Official international-student guidance identifies Jesús María, Lince, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, Miraflores, and San Isidro as districts near the university. However, the reviewed current sources do not publish a standard housing package for regular degree students. Students relocating to Lima should compare travel time, security, lease conditions, utilities, and total living costs rather than choosing accommodation by straight-line distance alone.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For undergraduate study in 2026, Universidad del Pacífico publishes four socioeconomic tuition scales charged per academic credit: S/1,411, S/1,093, S/829, and S/609. Using 20 credits as its reference load, the university gives average monthly figures of S/5,644, S/4,372, S/3,316, and S/2,436 respectively. It also lists an enrollment charge of S/380. These are 2026 figures, the scales may change, and a student’s actual bill depends on the assigned scale and registered credits. They should not be interpreted as a fixed annual tuition price or automatically applied to graduate, exchange, or visiting students. The scale is assigned after an assessment of family finances, and students may request recategorization when circumstances warrant review. Published aid includes university awards and external partnerships. For 2027 entrants, the Leaders with Purpose scholarship offers up to 12 awards and may cover as much as 100% of enrollment and teaching charges, subject to admission route, selection, application dates, and continued compliance. Other options have distinct eligibility and coverage, so applicants should not assume that an award covers housing, meals, travel, or personal expenses. Career support is provided through Red Alumni. Undergraduate students can access the Conecta UP platform, employability activities, and processes for registering and recognizing pre-professional internships. Students and recent graduates also have access to job-board services, professional-development activities, employer meetings, and career events. These services support the transition into work, but the reviewed sources do not provide a sufficiently current, independently verified placement rate or starting-salary figure for the university as a whole.