Universidad Privada del Norte S.A.C.

About Universidad Privada del Norte S.A.C.

UPN began in Trujillo in 1994 with the opening of its El Molino campus. Its subsequent expansion included Cajamarca in 2002, Los Olivos in Lima in 2010, a second Trujillo campus at San Isidro in 2012, and additional Lima locations in later years. SUNEDU identifies the legal institution as Universidad Privada del Norte S.A.C., based in Trujillo, La Libertad, and classifies its legal organization as societaria. SUNEDU’s licensed-university list, updated in August 2026, includes UPN among institutions with a current institutional licence. The university now operates as one institution across multiple campuses rather than as separate universities. Its official campus directory lists locations in Ate, Breña, Cajamarca, Chorrillos, Comas, Lima Sur, Los Olivos, San Juan de Lurigancho, Trujillo El Molino and Trujillo San Isidro. Not every program is taught at every site, so applicants should verify their intended course and format against the relevant campus listing before applying. UPN provides traditional undergraduate study, options designed for working adults, and distance programs. It also maintains a postgraduate portfolio centred on professional master’s degrees and shorter diploma programs. This breadth makes the university relevant to both school-leavers and employed learners, but the schedules, delivery modes, admissions conditions and prices vary. The official site is therefore most useful when approached by program, modality and campus rather than as a single uniform offering.

Undergraduate admission is program-, campus- and modality-specific. UPN’s current guidance indicates that applicants proceed through the university’s admission process, submit and validate the required documentation, and, where applicable, take and pass its knowledge and aptitude examination before receiving a finalized class schedule. The detailed undergraduate admissions regulation recognizes multiple admission routes, so applicants coming directly from secondary school, transferring from another institution or applying through another category should use the requirements for their own route. For the 2026-02 intake, UPN’s official payment page confirms an active undergraduate admission process. Applicants should first identify the exact degree, campus and format, then obtain the current requirement list and timeline from Admissions. A place at one campus or in one modality should not be interpreted as admission to every UPN location or format. After schedules have been issued, requests to change degree, campus, modality or admission category must be submitted formally at least five working days before classes begin, according to current university guidance. Postgraduate admission is separate. UPN asks applicants to complete its inquiry or application process and provide an application form, identity documentation and an EPEC admission request. Master’s and MBA applicants must hold a university bachelor degree accredited by SUNEDU. If that degree is not yet registered, UPN says an applicant may provide proof of graduation and a sworn commitment to regularize the registration within three months. International applicants should request an individualized document assessment; the reviewed pages do not provide enough current detail to state a universal foreign-credential or language procedure.

UPN’s undergraduate portfolio spans several professional fields. Its current admissions catalogue groups programs under business, engineering, communications, health sciences, architecture and design, law and political science, and education. Examples include Administration, Accounting and Finance, Civil Engineering, Software Engineering, Communication and Digital Marketing, Nursing, Medicine, Psychology, Architecture and Law. Availability depends on the study format and campus; a program appearing in the university-wide catalogue should not be assumed to be offered at both Trujillo campuses or in every modality. Students can choose among conventional campus-based undergraduate study, flexible programs for working adults and distance study. The flexible and online catalogues overlap with, but do not duplicate, the traditional portfolio. Applicants should examine the specific curriculum, delivery method and location for their chosen program rather than relying only on the general subject list. At postgraduate level, the university advertises master’s degrees in areas such as business administration, cybersecurity, data science and artificial intelligence, university teaching, finance, environmental management, public management, systems engineering, health-service management and occupational safety and health. An official program page states that its university-teaching master’s leads to the academic degree of Maestro after completion of the applicable legal and university requirements. Admission to UPN master’s and MBA programs requires a university bachelor degree accredited through SUNEDU, subject to the alternative documentation procedure described by UPN when registration is still pending. UPN also advertises diploma programs, but these shorter credentials are not treated here as bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees. No sufficiently current official program catalogue was found confirming an actively offered doctorate for 2026, so doctoral study should not be assumed from the supplied database record.

Key Highlights

• Founded in Trujillo in 1994, where the first El Molino campus opened.
• Listed by SUNEDU as a currently licensed private university as of August 2026.
• Operates campuses in Trujillo, Cajamarca and several parts of metropolitan Lima.
• Offers traditional, working-adult and distance undergraduate formats.

Student Life & Environment

Student life is organized through campus-level activities and university-wide support services. UPN’s Vida Universitaria program offers cultural activities, sports, integration events, health-promotion initiatives and volunteering. Participation generally requires current enrolment, and schedules are communicated through university channels. Because activities are organized locally, the exact selection may differ between Trujillo El Molino, Trujillo San Isidro and the other campuses. The university describes a student-support structure covering mentoring, student leadership, personal guidance, the University Ombuds Office, virtual leveling and orientation programs. Its campus services also include information centres with physical and virtual library resources, work areas, psychological guidance, and extracurricular artistic and sports workshops. These services are more comparable to a distributed urban-campus model than to a single residential university environment. At Trujillo El Molino, UPN lists a simulated hospital laboratory, architecture and drawing workshops, information-centre or library facilities, parking, and spaces for academic, sports and cultural activities. Facilities at another campus should be checked separately; the El Molino list does not establish that every site has the same infrastructure. No current official source reviewed clearly described university-operated residence halls or a comprehensive student-housing service. Students moving to Trujillo, Cajamarca or Lima should therefore ask the university whether housing guidance is available and independently investigate commuting time and rental arrangements before committing to a campus.

Location & Surroundings

The database record associates UPN with Trujillo, which is both its founding city and the location recorded by SUNEDU. The university has two Trujillo campuses. El Molino is at Avenida El Ejército 920 in Urbanización El Molino, while San Isidro is at Calle 31 in Urbanización San Isidro, second stage. These are distinct teaching locations within the same licensed university, not independent institutions. UPN’s footprint also includes Cajamarca and multiple metropolitan Lima campuses: Ate, Breña, Chorrillos, Comas, Lima Sur, Los Olivos and San Juan de Lurigancho. This network broadens geographic choice but makes campus-specific checking essential. The official directory displays different undergraduate program counts by site, indicating that students cannot freely treat the locations as interchangeable. Prospective students should base accommodation and transport decisions on the exact campus where their program is delivered. This is particularly important in Lima, where sites are spread across different districts, and in Trujillo, where El Molino and San Isidro have separate addresses and facilities. Applicants considering a transfer between campuses should also note that UPN treats a campus change as a formal request rather than an automatic option.

Costs & Career Outcomes

UPN publishes variable rather than single-price undergraduate charges. For the 2026-02 admission process, the official tariff page lists a one-time registration charge per academic period of S/100 to S/300, a prematriculation charge of S/365 to S/380, and tuition instalments of S/460 to S/2,605 each. There are five tuition instalments per academic period. The same published ranges are shown for the 2027-01 process. Actual charges depend on degree, campus and study format, including traditional undergraduate, working-adult and distance options, so applicants need a written program-specific calculation. The newest postgraduate price information visible on the reviewed tariff page applies to 2025, not 2026. It lists financing over 18 or 24 instalments for master’s study, but those figures should not be treated as current for a new 2026 applicant. Candidates should request an updated quotation and confirm the total program price, instalment schedule and any additional administrative or graduation charges before enrolling. UPN’s student-services page directs students and graduates to an employment portal containing job opportunities, discounts and training. This establishes that career support exists, but it does not guarantee placement, salary or access to a particular employer. The university’s own history page makes a broad employment claim about its graduates; because the reviewed material does not provide enough methodology to evaluate that figure, it is not used as an outcome estimate here. No current, comprehensive housing price was verified. Students should budget separately for accommodation, commuting, meals, equipment and personal expenses based on their chosen city and campus. Scholarship, discount or financing eligibility should also be confirmed directly for the relevant intake rather than inferred from general promotional references.