Universidad Marcelino Champagnat

Name

Universidad Marcelino Champagnat

Legal name

Universidad Marcelino Champagnat

Website

https://umch.edu.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 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

Online Nonprofit Universities (EDAHALAK)

Keywords

• Private higher education
• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate education
• Teacher training
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate Tuition (Pensiones): Semester-based tuition fees (pensiones) charged to undergraduate students enrolled in programas de pregrado including Education (Inicial, Primaria, Secundaria), Psychology, and Administration programs. Flexible payment options available.
2. Graduate Programs (Posgrado): Revenue from doctoral programs (Doctorados), master's degrees (Maestrías), and diploma programs (Diplomados) offered through the specialized Graduate School (posgrado.umch.edu.pe).
3. Conference and Event Fees: Registration fees for academic conferences and professional development events. The 'Perú: Hub Estratégico del Pacífico' conference series is offered at S/ 350 per participant for 16 academic hours.
4. Continuing Education Courses: Short courses (Cursos de actualización) and skills development programs offered to working professionals seeking continuing education credits.
5. International Language Certification: Revenue from language programs offering internationally recognized certifications through the PUCRS (Brazil) partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Universidad Marcelino Champagnat is a private university in Lima, Peru that delivers undergraduate and graduate higher education programs, primarily in Education, Psychology, and Administrative Sciences. It operates both on-campus (presencial) and semi-presential modalities, complemented by a Virtual Campus (LMS) for online learning, and is part of the Red Marista (Marist) educational network.

Product overview

Universidad Marcelino Champagnat operates as a SUNEDU-licensed private university in Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru, offering an integrated academic ecosystem composed of a Moodle-based virtual campus (Campus Virtual UMCH), face-to-face and semi-presential undergraduate programs (Pregrado) spanning education, psychology, and administration, and graduate offerings (Posgrado) including doctorates, master's degrees, and diplomas. The institution layers operational sub-products including a library with licensed databases (EBSCO, E-Libro) and software (ATLAS.ti, SPSS, CONCAR, Turnitin, LABSAG), a Krowdy-powered job board (Bolsa de Empleo), an intranet with grade tracking, an electronic billing system, complaint and reporting portals (Libro de Reclamaciones, Defensoría Universitaria, Denuncias), an institutional repository, and the EducaUMCH journal. The Vicerrectorado de Investigación manages research across 20+ lines spanning education, psychology, entrepreneurship, and public management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pregrado (Undergraduate Programs)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PUCRS (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with PUCRS (Brazil) provides international language certification programs for UMCH students. The certification carries prestige and international recognition, enhancing students' global employment prospects through validated language competencies.
• Centro Universitário Cardenal Cisneros (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution within the Marista network providing student exchange opportunities and academic collaboration between Spain and Peru.
• Universidad de Alcalá (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish university partnership within the Marista network offering international exchange programs for UMCH students seeking global academic experience.
• Universidad Marista (Ciudad de México, Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarista network sister institution in Mexico City enabling student exchanges and collaborative academic initiatives within the Latin American region.
• Universidad Marista de Guadalajara (Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarista network partner institution in Guadalajara, Mexico providing exchange opportunities and academic collaboration for UMCH students.
• Universidad Marista de Querétaro (Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarista network partner institution in Querétaro, Mexico offering student mobility and research collaboration opportunities.
• Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican university partner within the Marista educational network providing exchange opportunities and collaborative academic programs.
• RIMES (Red Internacional Marista de Educación Superior)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMCH participates in RIMES, the International Marista Network of Higher Education, which coordinates research collaboration, student exchanges, and academic initiatives across Marista institutions globally.
• SUNEDU (Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria)coreOthersRegulatory partnership through official licensing (licenciamiento) ensuring institutional compliance with Peruvian higher education quality standards and legal authorization to operate as a university.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidad César Vallejo (UCV): Large Peruvian private university chain with multiple campuses and significant semi-presencial / distance learning reach. A relevant competitor for UMCH's working-adult and graduate segments given UCV's nationwide scale and affordable pricing positioning.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP): Peru's leading private university in Lima, offering a comprehensive range of undergraduate, graduate, and research programs across disciplines including education and psychology. Directly comparable as a SUNEDU-licensed private university competing for the same Lima student pool, though materially larger in scale and program breadth.
• Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL): One of Peru's largest private universities, headquartered in Lima and operating semi-presencial and online modalities targeting working adults and graduate students. Highly comparable in business model (multi-modal, multi-segment private education) though substantially larger.
• Universidad de San Martín de Porres (USMP): Major Lima-based private university offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs including psychology and education. Comparable as a SUNEDU-licensed private institution competing across the same Lima catchment area.
• Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH): Private research university in Lima known for health sciences and education programs. UMCH's own faculty roster lists a former UPCH employee, signaling direct labor-market overlap; both institutions compete for students and faculty within Lima's private higher-education market.
• Universidad de Lima: Private Lima university with strong business, psychology, and education programs. Competitor for the same Santiago de Surco-area student pool, with broader postgraduate program offerings and a stronger employer-brand position.

Direct peers

• Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón (UNIFE): Private Lima university with strong emphasis on education and initial/primary teacher training — directly overlapping UMCH's core Education specialty and the same SUNEDU-licensed, faith-informed private university positioning. UMCH management-team bios explicitly cite UNIFE alumni among their own faculty.
• Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM): Listed as a core strategic partner within UMCH's own Marista network. Sister Marist institution in Mexico with comparable mid-sized private university profile, education and social sciences strengths, and Marista values-based positioning.
• Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP): Private Lima university of similar mid-scale size and program scope (engineering, medicine, psychology, education). Closely comparable in scale and target demographic, and a direct competitor for Lima students seeking medium-sized, accredited private higher education.

Regional players

• Universidad Andina del Cusco: Peruvian private university operating outside Lima with a similar mid-sized, SUNEDU-licensed structure. Comparable as a regional private university serving working adults via semi-presencial formats, though focused on a different geography than UMCH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/uchampagnat
• LinkedInpe.linkedin.com/company/uchampagnat-umch
• Instagraminstagram.com/umchpe
• TikToktiktok.com/@umchperu
• Xx.com/umchpe

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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