Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola

Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) is a private institution based in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1995 by former vice president of Peru Raúl Diez Canseco Terry for the purpose of shaping entrepreneurial, ethical, socially responsible leaders committed to the sustainable development of their countries with a global perspective.

Committed to producing highly qualified professionals in different areas of knowledge,  USIL offers 41 undergraduate majors through 8 colleges: Hospitality Management, Tourism Administration and Gastronomy; Architecture; Health Sciences; Business; Law; Education; Humanities; and Engineering.

It also offers graduate and exchange programs, in partnership with over 230 institutions throughout the world.

Its modern facilities are distributed over five campuses in Lima, where a total of over 80,000 square meters of building space houses classrooms, conference rooms, libraries, study rooms, laboratories, movie theaters, a TV studio set, computer rooms, sports courts, parking space, a library, a chapel, a gym and more.         

USIL belongs to an education organization with operations in the United States, Paraguay and China. It is listed among the top 10 universities in Peru by América Economía magazine (2016) and among the top 20 by QS Latin American University Rankings (Peru).

The USIL Graduate School was founded in 1996 for the purpose of enhancing the personal skills of entrepreneurs, managers and professionals who make a strong impact on their work and family environments. 

The USIL graduate program has a clear international focus and complements its students’ education through studies at San Ignacio University in the U.S.A. and universities in Europe.

Its case-based methodology is built on actual experiences, entrepreneurship, innovation and a focus on the 21st century economy, as key pillars for making its students stand out.

The USIL Graduate School offers programs in partnership with prestigious international institutions such as Université du Québec Montréal (UQÀM) and ESIC (Spain). The programs it offers are the following:

Master’s degree: Business Administration (Executive MBA), Business Sciences, Marketing and Commercial Management, Public Administration, Nutrition Management, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Supply Chain Engineering, and Education

Doctoral degree: Business and Nutrition.

Advanced Specialization and Professional Certification programs with good employment prospects.

Programas de Especialización Profesional y Certificaciones Profesionales de alta empleabilidad.