Of particular renown in the fields of agricultural, biological, and forestry sciences, it is also the only university in Peru offering degrees in meteorology.

In 1901, during the government of President Eduardo López de Romaña, the creation of the National School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science was planned with the participation of a Belgian mission.

A campus in the Fundo Santa Beatriz (currently Jesús María) served as the school's first location.

It offers income through the modalities of ordinary, internal and external transfer, for the disabled, for athletes and more.

This is due primarily to the lack of funding research development by the Peruvian government in recent decades.

UNALM has a riding school, a language centre and offers agro products to the community through its sales center.