Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education Influence of institutional seniority and type of ownership on university quality rankings: Correlational analysis of Peruvian universities Journal: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education Manuscript ID JARHE-06-2020-0188.R1 Manuscript Type: Research Paper Keywords: University ranking, University quality, Institutional seniority, University size, Property type, University education Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education Citation: Drextre-Chacón, J.C., Tejedor, S., & Romero-Rodríguez, L.M. (2020). Influence of institutional seniority and type of ownership on university quality rankings: Correlational analysis of Peruvian universities. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (Pre-Print). doi: https:// doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-06-2020-0188 Abstract: This study evaluates the correlations between the universities' type of property (public, private associative and private corporate), institutional seniority (<20, 20-45 and> 45 years), and the presence and position in national and international university rankings. It considers 90 Peruvian universities certified by SUNEDU (public agency for the accreditation of universities in Peru), according to their presence in 20 university rankings (yes/no) and the position (tertiles) in two world rankings: Webometrics and SIR Iberoamericano. Four universities participated in 10 or more rankings and only 16 (18%) in 6 or more. The private corporate universities were the least old (p <0.01). No association was found with the type of property both in the presence in rankings and in the positioning (p> 0.05), except in one where there was less participation of public institutions. Long-lived universities had higher participation and better positioning in rankings than those with less seniority (p <0.01). The presence and better positioning in university rankings depend on institutional seniority and not on the type of ownership in Peruvian licensed universities. This research highlights the lack of equity in several international rankings for the evaluation of the quality of universities, in the respect that most of them give priority to aspects related to institutional seniority and size. At the same time, the results of younger and smaller institutions are not put into perspective. Deposit licences: Emerald allows authors to deposit their AAM under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial International Licence 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0). To do this, the deposit must clearly state that the AAM is deposited under this licence and that any reuse is allowed in accordance with the terms outlined by the licence. To reuse the AAM for commercial purposes, permission should be sought by contacting permissions@emeraldinsight.com. For the sake of clarity, commercial usage would be considered as, but not limited to: o Copying or downloading AAMs for further distribution for a fee; o Any use of the AAM in conjunction with advertising; o Any use of the AAM by for promotional purposes by for-profit organisations; o Any use that would confer monetary reward, commercial gain or commercial exploitation. Emerald appreciates that some authors may not wish to use the CC BY-NC licence; in this case, you should deposit the AAM and include the copyright line of the published article. Should you have any questions about our licensing policies, please contact permissions@emeraldinsight.com.