ENCayetano Heredia Ranked Peru’s No. 1 University for the Tenth Consecutive Year in ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS
Cayetano Heredia is the only Peruvian university included in the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), published by ShanghaiRanking, and has been ranked No. 1 in Peru for the tenth consecutive year. In this edition, the university maintains its positions in Public Health and Clinical Medicine and is newly ranked in Human Biological Sciences.
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects evaluates university performance across different academic disciplines. The 2026 edition covers 57 subjects and ranks more than 2,000 universities from approximately 100 countries and regions.
The addition of Human Biological Sciences broadens the scope of Cayetano Heredia’s international academic recognition, extending its presence from the medical sciences into the life sciences. This year, the university ranks internationally in the 201–300 range in Public Health, 301–400 in Clinical Medicine, and 401–500 in Human Biological Sciences.
Across all three subjects in which Cayetano Heredia is ranked, Research Impact is the university’s strongest-performing indicator. This result reinforces Cayetano Heredia’s position as a leading research university and strengthens its international standing in the medical and life sciences. This achievement also recognizes the community behind this trajectory: its students, alumni, and faculty.
About the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), published by ShanghaiRanking, is an international ranking that evaluates university performance by academic subject across five broad fields of knowledge: Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences.
Article prepared in collaboration with the University Office for Quality Management (DUGEC).
