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National University of San Marcos

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The National University of San Marcos is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established and the oldest continuously operating university. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Founded Year
1551 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Ranking Band
Unranked 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
32,399 2
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Source National University of San Marcos (country source)
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1. National University of San Marcos (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    The National University of San Marcos is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru.
  • Infobox, established
    1551
  • Lead section
    The National University of San Marcos (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, UNMSM) is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru.
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The National University of San Marcos is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru.
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2. Wikidata: National University of San Marcos
  • Wikidata Q270145, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q270145, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q270145 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q270145 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsGlobal 2000 list 2025, introduction
Quote, Global 2000 list 2025, introduction
21,462 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the Global 2000 list.
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