Universidad del Pacifico (UP) is a private university in the Jesús María District of Lima, Peru. It was established in 1962 by a group of Peruvian entrepreneurs supported by the Society of Jesus. Ranked as the most prestigious higher education institution in its fields of specialization in Peru (especially in economics), it’s also one of the leading institutions of its kind in Latin America. It is the first Peruvian university to be AACSB accredited in both undergraduate and graduate degree programs and is also AMBA accredited.