What is National University of San Marcos?
{{Infobox University | name = National University of San Marcos | native_name= Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | image = UNMSM coatofarms seal.svg | caption = <small>[[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Academia S. Marci Vrbis Regvm in Perv''</small> | motto = {{lang|la|<br>Universidad del Perú,<br>Decana de América}} | motto_lang = [[Spanish]] | established = May 12, 1551 | type = Public university | endowment = | president = | staff = | students = | undergrad = 28,645 | postgrad = 3,447 | city = [[Lima]] | state = | country = [[Peru]] | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] | athletics = | hex1 = | nickname = | coor = <small>{{Coord|12|03|30|S|77|05|00|W|region:PE-PER_type:city_scale:20000|display=inline}}</small> | mascot = [[Lion]] | website = [http://www.unmsm.edu.pe/ www.unmsm.edu.pe] }} The '''National University of San Marcos''' ({{lang-es|Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos}}, '''UNMSM''') is a [[public university]] in [[Lima]], [[Peru]]. It was founded on [[12 May]] [[1551]]. It is the first and most important university of Peru and the oldest university of the [[Americas]]. The University of San Marcos has 20 faculties and 62 academic schools. It enrolls 28,645 undergraduate students and 3,447 graduate students. The National University of San Marcos has many notable students and graduates, including the only Peruvian [[Nobel Prize]] winner, [[Mario Vargas Llosa]]. Academically, the University of San Marcos ranks first in Peru.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cgci.udg.mx/boletines/biblioVirtual/pdf/rankinguniv-peru.pdf|title=Ranking Universitario en el Perú|publisher=Asamblea Nacional de Rectores (ANR) and UNESCO|accessdate=2011-07-24|archive-date=2013-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104082709/http://www.cgci.udg.mx/boletines/biblioVirtual/pdf/rankinguniv-peru.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urapcenter.org/2010/country.php?ccode=PE|title=University Ranking by Academic Performance (2010): Top Perú|publisher=URAP Center|accessdate=2011-07-24|archive-date=2019-