Colegio Real de la Universidad de San Marcos, Cultural heritage center in Lima District, Peru.

The Colegio Real de la Universidad de San Marcos is a colonial-era building in Lima, next to the Congress of the Republic. It houses three university units: the CILA Institute of Applied Linguistics, the Domingo Angulo Historical Archive, and the Andean Rural History Seminar. Exhibitions are held in its exhibition room.

Founded in 1592 by Viceroy Francisco Álvarez de Toledo, the Colegio Real taught canon and civil law to the sons, grandsons and descendants of Spanish conquistadors and settlers, and to men of recognised merit. Its rector was also rector of the University of San Marcos, while a vicerrector living in the cloister handled daily administration. After the Bourbon reforms and the expulsion of the Jesuits it was merged into the Convictorio de San Carlos; in the late 18th century Inspector of War Gabriel de Avilés y del Fierro turned the building into barracks for the Regimiento Real de Lima, and in republican times it housed the Army General Staff. Since the late 20th century San Marcos has used it as a cultural centre and historical archive, formally constituted in 2006.

Since 2006 the Colegio Real has served as the university's second cultural centre, alongside the Casona. Its exhibition hall hosts painting and photography shows and film screenings for the university community and the general public. The same building holds the Instituto de Lingüística Aplicada CILA, the Archivo Histórico Domingo Angulo and the Seminario de Historia Rural Andina.

The center offers exhibitions and archives that remain open to visitors throughout the year and generally require no special preparation. It is worth checking the opening hours in advance, as regular activities and events can enhance your visit.

The college kept the constitutions and ceremonies of the Colegio Mayor Santa Cruz, and its rector also headed the University of San Marcos while a resident vice-rector handled daily affairs. Both posts lasted two years, counted from 28 June, the eve of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.