Our accreditations
The execution of processes at USIL is based on the context of continuous improvement entailed by the culture of quality at the university. Because of these principles, we now have an institutional license from SUNEDU for some educational programs, including the Medicine program. In addition, some programs have SINEACE and international accreditation. This makes us one of the leading Peruvian universities dedicated to academic excellence and the shaping of entrepreneurial leaders without borders.
We have obtained recognition from prestigious national and international accrediting agencies such as the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA); American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF); UNWTO.TedQual; Education Quality Accreditation Agency (EQUAA); Sistema Nacional de Evaluación, Acreditación y Certificación de la Calidad Educativa (SINEACE); and Instituto de Calidad y Acreditación de Programas de Computación, Ingeniería y Tecnología (ICACIT).
Three international programmatic accreditations
(11 programs)
Well-known accrediting agency based in the United States that accredits the high educational standards of hospitality and restaurant management programs throughout the world. ACPHA accredits the USIL Hospitality Management, Tourism Administration, and Innovation and Management in Gastronomy programs.
Accreditation Commission for programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA)
Prestigious culinary accreditation agency in the United States. It accredits the educational quality of the USIL undergraduate Culinary Arts program.
American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF)
On April 22, 2024, for the third consecutive time, the Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, Innovation and Management in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts programs achieved the renewal of the UNWTO.TedQual Certification for a period of four (4) years, that is, until April 2028.
It should be noted that the UNWTO.Themis Foundation is one of the most prestigious international certifications for education, training and research programs in tourism. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, and the Foundation are responsible for awarding this credential.
The World Tourism Organization (WTO)
Leading international accrediting agency in the area of business. EQUAA accredits the following programs: Master’s Degree in Business Administration - Executive MBA, Master’s Degree in Marketing and Commercial Management, and Master’s Degree in Nutrition Management.
EQUAA - Education Quality Accreditation Agency
Two national programmatic accreditations
(5 programs)
Entity that accredits the quality of teaching at institutions of higher education in Peru. SINEACE accredits the Architecture and Urban Planning (1) program.
(1) Architecture and Urban Planning program, accredited according to the Accreditation Model for University Programs of 2016, by means of Resolution No. 264-2020-SINEACE/CDAH-P, valid for 2 years.
The National System for the Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of Educational Quality (SINEACE)
Accreditation agency specializing in computer science, engineering, and engineering technology programs. ICACIT accredited the Industrial and Commercial Engineering, Agro-Industrial Engineering, Food Industry Engineering and Civil Engineering programs by the Technical Committee for Engineering Accreditation.
Accreditation agency specializing in higher education programs in computer science, engineering, and engineering technology, ICACIT
The following rankings are evidence of the culture of quality at USIL:
Important achievements in research. The prestigious Scimago 2021 ranking placed us in the top 25% due to our scientific publications in the academic area over the last two years. During 2020, we published 208 research works in Scopus, the majority in the top 25%, considered to be of the highest quality (Q-1), which puts us in sixth place in the ranking of all universities.
SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS
In academics, on June 8, 2021, the international higher education consulting company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) published its QS World University Ranking 2022, where USIL is considered to be among the top eight public and private universities in Peru.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)