Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

About Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

UPC is an independently operating, degree-granting private university in Peru. SUNEDU includes it among the country’s licensed universities and classifies it as a private institution. Its public institutional name is Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, although SUNEDU records the legal entity with the corporate suffix S.A.C. The university traces its establishment to Law 26276 in 1994. The university operates four campuses in different parts of metropolitan Lima: Monterrico in Santiago de Surco, Villa in Chorrillos, San Miguel and San Isidro. This distributed model gives students several location options, but applicants should not assume that every program or class format is available at every campus. UPC’s curriculum directory distinguishes in-person, blended and distance pathways for some courses of study, making program-level verification important before applying. UPC’s academic scope is broad and career focused. Its transparency pages group undergraduate offerings across hospitality and tourism, architecture, contemporary arts, health sciences, humanities, communications, law, design, economics, education, engineering, business and psychology. Graduate education includes master’s programs in areas such as business administration, project management, risk management, cybersecurity, health management and construction-related management. Official 2026 materials confirm active undergraduate recruitment and August 2026 starts for master’s programs. For prospective students, the principal decision points are the intended program, campus, delivery format and payment category. These variables affect both the study experience and cost. Spanish is the institution’s principal teaching language according to the supplied record; applicants should confirm any program-specific language requirements directly with UPC.

UPC’s 2026 undergraduate admissions site presents several entry routes rather than one universal process. Regular admission is intended for applicants completing the fifth year of secondary school or those who have already finished school. Selection Preferente targets applicants with stronger secondary-school results. Separate pathways are advertised for Medicine and external transfers. Requirements, evaluations and benefits differ by route, so applicants should follow the instructions for their category rather than treating the regular process as applicable to everyone. The admissions page listed an undergraduate entrance examination on 8 August 2026 and promoted starts in August 2026 or March 2027 for Medicine. That examination date is now historical relative to the profile date and should not be treated as an upcoming deadline. Prospective students should obtain the next published schedule directly from UPC. Medicine and Nursing are also excluded from some general admissions benefits, illustrating why program-specific terms matter. For master’s admission, UPC’s 2026 Graduate School page states that applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree registered with SUNEDU and identifies August 2026 starts. Individual master’s programs may impose additional documentation, experience or selection requirements; these were not generalized because the reviewed source does not establish one set of requirements for every program. International applicants should ask UPC how foreign secondary credentials or foreign bachelor’s degrees must be validated and whether immigration documentation is required. No universal English-test threshold is supported by the reviewed materials. Applicants should also verify the teaching language and any second-language graduation rule for their chosen program before committing.

UPC offers bachelor’s-level professional education and master’s-level graduate education. Its official undergraduate curriculum directory covers programs across business, engineering, health, communications, design, law, education, architecture, economics, psychology, humanities, arts, hospitality and tourism. The directory publishes program curricula and indicates when an offering has in-person, blended or distance versions. Students should use the curriculum for their exact program and modality, since course sequences and campus availability may differ. At undergraduate level, completion leads to the academic degree of Bachiller, with professional-title procedures handled separately under Peruvian university regulations. UPC’s Degrees and Titles Office states that it issues the Bachiller degree and professional titles and explains the applicable requirements. The current bachelor’s guidance identifies an approved research project as one route to the degree, alongside special automatic-degree provisions that applied to students completing curricula in specified earlier pandemic-affected years. New applicants should therefore rely on the current rules for their own cohort rather than those transitional provisions. The Graduate School offers master’s programs, with an official 2026 recruitment page listing an August 2026 start and requiring applicants to hold a bachelor’s degree registered with SUNEDU. Published graduate curricula include programs in business administration, health administration, project management, auditing and risk, BIM and lean construction management, and cybersecurity and information management, among other fields. Requirements for the Maestro degree include completion of the curriculum, an approved thesis or research project, publication in the university repository and evidence of an intermediate-level second language. No current official source reviewed established that UPC itself offers a doctoral degree. Applicants seeking research doctorates should therefore not infer doctoral availability from the existence of a graduate school.

Key Highlights

• Licensed private university operating in metropolitan Lima
• Founded in 1994 under Law 26276
• Four campuses: Monterrico, Villa, San Miguel and San Isidro
• Active undergraduate and master’s-level teaching documented for 2026

Student Life & Environment

Student life is organized across UPC’s four Lima campuses. The university’s Vida Universitaria service advertises workshops, volunteering, interest groups, artistic ensembles, clubs, cultural activities and competitive sport. Its current page states that students can represent UPC through 25 sports teams. Some activities carry extracurricular credits, so participation can form part of a student’s broader graduation experience as well as providing recreation and opportunities to meet peers. Academic support extends beyond classroom teaching. UPC provides libraries and digital information resources, virtual and remote laboratory access, and student systems for schedules, courses, grades and room reservations. Its psychopedagogical service offers individual guidance, group programs and workshops addressing academic adjustment, socio-emotional issues and vocational questions. The service is available without charge, either in person or virtually, across Monterrico, San Isidro, San Miguel and Villa. Because UPC is spread across several urban sites rather than one residential campus, the student experience is likely to depend strongly on the assigned campus, timetable and travel pattern. Students may access all four campuses and can use facilities at another site, according to UPC’s campus-tour guidance. Applicants interested in particular sports facilities, laboratories, clubs or accessibility arrangements should verify where those resources operate and whether reservations are required. The reviewed official materials do not establish university-operated student housing, so prospective students should plan accommodation independently unless UPC confirms another arrangement.

Location & Surroundings

UPC’s four campuses are distributed across metropolitan Lima. Monterrico is at Prolongación Primavera 2390 in Santiago de Surco; Villa is at Avenida Alameda San Marcos 11 in Chorrillos; San Miguel is at Avenida La Marina 2810; and San Isidro is at Avenida General Salaverry 2255. These sites place students in different parts of a large capital region rather than within a single campus district. Campus choice can materially affect commuting time, nearby services and the facilities used day to day. San Isidro is in a major business district, while the other campuses occupy distinct residential and mixed-use areas of the city. Applicants should check which campus hosts their intended program and whether classes may be scheduled at more than one location. UPC states that enrolled students have access to all four campuses and may reserve facilities at sites other than their primary one. Lima’s scale and traffic make travel planning an important part of the enrollment decision. Students should compare class schedules with realistic peak-hour journeys and investigate public transport or private commuting options from their intended accommodation. The official sources reviewed do not provide a current, comprehensive housing service or residence inventory, so no university housing should be assumed.

Costs & Career Outcomes

UPC publishes 2026 undergraduate tuition schedules in Peruvian soles. Charges vary by degree program and assigned payment category rather than following a single university-wide price. The published examples span multiple categories, and the university explicitly describes the figures as referential because the final amount can depend on the admissions campaign, enrollment date, program, modality, benefits, agreements and other applicable conditions. The binding amount is communicated and accepted during admission and enrollment. Applicants should therefore request a written, individualized cost calculation instead of estimating total cost from one category or another student’s bill. Financial-support options advertised for undergraduate applicants include socioeconomic reassessment, socioeconomic scholarships and sports scholarships. Eligibility, percentages, renewal rules and exclusions vary. Some published benefits apply only to a first semester, a specified intake or particular programs, so applicants should read the current terms before relying on them. Living costs and housing are not included in the reviewed tuition schedule, and the university materials examined do not verify institution-operated residences. Career support is provided through UPC’s Oportunidades Laborales service. It advises students seeking pre-professional placements and assists graduates entering the labor market. The service also connects students with internship and employment opportunities. This is useful infrastructure, but it is not a guarantee of placement, salary or employment. No independent, current salary or graduate-employment statistic was found in the selected sources, so applicants should compare program-specific outcomes, professional licensing implications and likely commuting or relocation costs when assessing return on investment.