🇵🇪 How to apply to university in Peru

There is no central application system: you apply to each institution directly. Programmes usually start: Most universities admit twice a year: semester I (about March–April) and semester II (about August–September).

Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.

The essentials

Application system: None — apply to each institution on its own website.
When programmes start: Most universities admit twice a year: semester I (about March–April) and semester II (about August–September).
International applicants: International applicants apply to each university directly and usually sit the same admission exam as Peruvians, using a passport or foreigner's ID card.
Language: Spanish.

Key dates

Each university runs its own admission exam, usually for each semester. San Marcos (UNMSM) held its exam for semester 2027-I in October 2026; dates for the next cycle are published on each university's admission portal.

The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.

Your checklist

The usual steps for an international student applying to a bachelor's in Peru, in order. Tick them off as you go — your ticks stay in this browser, with no account.

1.Choose universities and check each one's admission (admisión) calendar and modalities.
2.Have your foreign secondary studies convalidated or revalidated by Peru's Ministry of Education (Minedu) — certificates need an apostille or legalisation and a translation if not in Spanish.
3.Register for the university's admission process and pay its fee.
4.Sit the admission exam (some universities also admit through their pre-university centre or other routes).
5.If admitted, enrol with the documents the university requires.
6.Arrange your student immigration status with Migraciones.

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Next steps

Sources

Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.

UNMSM — Oficina Central de Admisión