Universidad de Piura

Name

Universidad de Piura

Legal name

Universidad de Piura

Website

https://udep.edu.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA), Marketing, Sales & Brand Management Schools (EDAHAHAE)

Keywords

• Higher education
• University programs
• Postgraduate education
• Executive education
• Professional degrees

Headquarters

HQ city

Piura

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Services - Undergraduate Programs: Tuition-based educational services for undergraduate degree programs across seven faculties including Engineering, Economics and Business Sciences, Communication, Law, Humanities, Educational Sciences, and Human Medicine. Programs are offered at two campus locations in Piura and Lima.
2. Educational Services - Postgraduate Programs: Graduate and continuing education programs offered at both Piura and Lima campuses, including PAD-Escuela de Dirección (School of Management).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Universidad de Piura is a private Catholic university operating two campuses in Piura and Lima, Peru. It delivers undergraduate degree programs across seven faculties (Educational Sciences, Economic and Business Sciences, Communication, Law, Humanities, Engineering, and Human Medicine) as well as postgraduate, continuing education, and executive education programs through PAD-Escuela de Dirección. The university also provides ancillary services including a polyclinic, language center (Centro de Idiomas and Instituto Confucio), microenterprise advisory (CAM UDEP), cultural programming, and a wellness program.

Product overview

Universidad de Piura (UDEP) is a private Catholic university in Peru operating two campuses (Piura and Lima) with seven faculties offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The university's technology infrastructure includes SIGA (student information system), dual virtual learning environments (Canvas and Moodle for UDEP Virtual), an institutional repository (Pirhua), and an innovation hub. Additional services encompass healthcare (Policlínico Universitario), language training (Centro de Idiomas, Instituto Confucio), business advisory (CAM UDEP), cultural programming, and wellness initiatives (UDEP Saludable). The institution is guided by Christian humanist principles derived from its founder, Saint Josemaría Escrivá, and maintains a mission focused on academic excellence and integral human formation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs (Pregrado)
• Postgraduate Programs (Posgrado)
• PAD – Escuela de Dirección (School of Management)
• Centro de Idiomas (Language Center)
• Instituto Confucio (Confucius Institute)
• Policlínico Universitario (University Polyclinic)
• Centro de Asesoría Microempresarial (CAM UDEP)
• Centro de Familias Empresarias (Business Families Center)
• Hub UDEP (Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub)
• Service Research Center (SRC UDEP)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WorldStridesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUDEP collaborates with WorldStrides to host the 'Summer Semester of Latin American and Spanish Studies' program, enabling American university students to study Spanish and learn about Latin American culture at UDEP campuses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidad de Navarra: Spanish Opus Dei-affiliated private university and direct ideological/sister institution of UDEP. Comparable in Catholic identity and academic model, but operates at much larger scale in Europe and serves as the international benchmark for the Opus Dei higher education network.

Emerging players

• IESE Business School: Global Opus Dei-affiliated graduate business school. Comparable to UDEP's PAD-Escuela de Dirección in mission and executive education focus, and represents the network standard for Opus Dei-affiliated management education.

Regional players

• Universidad Austral (Argentina): Private Catholic university in Argentina with multi-faculty structure and strong executive education offerings. Comparable in mission and educational model, but primarily serves the Argentine market.
• Universidad de los Andes: Top-tier Catholic-affiliated research university in Colombia. Comparable to UDEP in mission and academic quality, but operates in a different Latin American market and competes mainly for cross-border students and faculty benchmarks.

Direct peers

• Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia: Private research-oriented university in Lima with strong faculties in medicine, sciences, and engineering. Comparable to UDEP in offering a Human Medicine program and a research-driven model within the Peruvian private higher education market.
• Universidad del Pacífico: Private Lima-based university focused on business, economics, and management, mirroring UDEP's PAD-style executive education and economics faculty. Strong overlap in target student segment and professional development positioning.
• Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL): Large Peruvian private university with multi-campus operations, strong online programs, and aggressive growth in continuing education. Closely comparable to UDEP in product breadth and Peruvian private university positioning.
• Universidad Católica San Pablo: Catholic private university based in Arequipa, Peru, with multi-faculty offerings similar to UDEP. Comparable in religious identity, regional Peruvian footprint, and undergraduate focus.
• Universidad de Lima: Large private Lima-based university with multiple faculties including engineering, law, business, and humanities. Directly comparable to UDEP in scale, multi-faculty structure, and metropolitan student market.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP): Peru's leading private Catholic university with a broad multi-faculty structure and similar Opus Dei-adjacent identity. PUCP competes head-to-head with UDEP in Lima for students, faculty, and brand prestige, and serves as the most directly comparable Peruvian private university peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/udep
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/udepiura
• Facebookfacebook.com/udepiura
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universidad-de-piura
• Instagraminstagram.com/udepiura

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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