en National University of Cajamarca

National University of Cajamarca
Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca
Type	Public University
Established	February 13, 1962
Academic staff	1,000
Students	8,152
Location	Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru
Campus	35 has
Website	unc.edu.pe

The National University of Cajamarca (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca), or UNC for short, is a major public university located in Cajamarca, Peru; capital of the department of Cajamarca. The university was formally established on February 13, 1962, in accordance with a government decree.

UNC currently has approximately 8,152 students in ten different academic faculties, making it one of the largest universities in the north of the country. The current Headmaster is Carlos Tirado Soto.

History

On February 13, 1962, Law No. 14015 was passed, establishing the Technical University of Cajamarca. The university officially started its operations on July 14, 1962, with the opening of six faculties: Rural Medicine, Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine, Pedagogy, Mining and Metallurgy, and Economics and Business Organization. This event culminated the efforts initiated by the Federation of Educators of Cajamarca in 1957. Led by Dr. Zoilo León Ordóñez, this group aimed to establish a higher education institution for the youth of Cajamarca. In 1961, they formed a pro-university committee, which received approval from the then-President of Peru, Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche.

Faculties and schools

The National University of Cajamarca (UNC) comprises 10 faculties, which encompass 24 professional schools. These programs are categorized within the disciplines of sciences and humanities. Among these, the Faculty of Engineering holds the distinction of offering the highest number of degree programs.

Faculty	Professional School
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Medicine	Human Medicine
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Economical Sciences	Administration
	Economics
	Accountancy
Faculty of Law and Political Sciences	Law and Political Sciences
Faculty of Engineering	Geotechnical Engineering
	Hydraulics Engineering
	Civil Engineering
	Sanitary Engineering
	Systems Engineering
Mines Engineering
Faculty of Veterinary	Veterinary
Faculty of Agricultural Sciencies	Agronomía
Faculty of Zootechnics	Zootechnics

Rectors

Ing. Jorge Navarro Talavera
Ing. Ciro Arribasplata Bazan
Ing. Guillermo Urteaga Rocha
M.V. José Raunelli Castro
Ing. Mariano Carranza Zarrav
Ing. Pablo Sánchez Zevallos
Ing. Letelier Mass Villaneuva
Prof. César Alipio Paredes Canto
Mg. Elio Leonicio Delgado Azañero
Dr. Angelmiro Montoya Mestanza (2004-2009)
M.Sc. Carlos Segundo Tirado Soto (2009-2014)
Dr. Hermes Roberto Mosquiera Ramirez (2014-2015)
Dr. Angelmiro Montoya Mestanza (2016-2021)(F.+2020)
Dr. Ángel Francisco Dávila Rojas (2021)
Dr. Bernardo Escalante Zumaeta (2021-2026)

Academic rankings

University Rankings
National Rank
ARWU (2020)	—
Webometrics (2021)	60
URAP (2021)	—
SCImago (2020)	—
QS Mundial (2021)	—
THE Mundial (2021)	—

In recent years, international university rankings have gained prominence as tools for assessing the performance of universities both nationally and internationally. These rankings, academic in nature, classify institutions based on a bibliometric methodology that employs objective, measurable, and reproducible criteria. Factors considered in these evaluations include academic reputation, the employability of graduates, the number of research citations received by their repositories, and their web impact. Among the 92 accredited universities in Peru,^[1] the National University of Cajamarca has consistently been placed within the top thirty nationally in some international university rankings.