It is currently in the period of cessation of activities due to the fact that the Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria (SUNEDU) denied his licensing.

[2] It took the name of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, a writer and historian of Hispanic-Inca descent considered the "first biological and spiritual mestizo of America".

[1] On October 10, 2019, the Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria (Sunedu) denied his licensing due to non-compliance with various basic quality conditions.

[5][6] In May 2020, Sunedu extended to five years (three additional) the deadline for the cessation of academic activities of all universities with a denied license, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[7] The Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University had six campuses (two in Santa Beatriz and two in Pueblo Libre) in the city of Lima,[8] which ceased their activities due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and because it is in the liquidation process.