Students are the essence of the Universidad de Costa Rica, an Institution financed by the State that has the largest academic offer of the country, hosting over 38 thousand students in all its campuses.
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About
History
Since its creation in 1940, the University of Costa Rica has channeled its efforts into a steady, untiring and unrestrained search for truth, efficacy and beauty, as established by its organic statute.
Education
Teaching in the University of Costa Rica, as in any other public higher education institution is the main engine of university life, which forms students in the different majors offered by the Institution. Teaching in the UCR is done through 13 colleges, 47 schools, 6 campuses and 11 sites that host over 38 thousand students all over the country.
Research
In Costa Rica, the academic sector, and especially public universities, is the one that invests the most in scientific research. The UCR is the largest and oldest of the state universities in the country; it stands out as the institution that makes the most research at the national level in all the areas of knowledge: Engineering, Sciences, Letters, Arts, Social Sciences, Health, and Agro-food Sciences.
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2023
511 20
2022
531 40
2021
571
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2023
601 -100
2022
501
2021
501
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2023
764 4
2022
768 54
2021
822
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2022
-
2021
-
2020
901
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
Since its founding, and especially during the first few of its more than seven decades, the University of Costa Rica has benefitted from international cooperation through agreements with prestigious universities around the world. Today its Office of International Affairs and External Cooperation is dedicated to establishing ties with foreign academic institutions, seeking greater student and teacher mobility in order to improve its faculty staff, who can obtain their master's, doctorate and post-doctorate degrees.
Housing services
The University of Costa Rica houses a permanent average population of 40,000 students, distributed between its main campus and its regional campuses.
The main campus of the University of Costa Rica is the Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, named after Rodrigo Facio Brenes, former President of the University who in the 50s and 60s led the reform that had made of the Institution one of the best known in the hemisphere .Library services
The University of Costa Rica offers the students a wide variety of services and resources. Through these services, the University seeks to complement the student's formation process, development and college experience.
ICT services
The students also have access to wireless internet, a library system with access for disabled people, heath services, student insurance, vocational guidance, academic support and a student defense office which ease their journey through the Alma Mater.
Student Life
Campus life
The university campus has different green areas where students can spend some idle time, or even, during the dry season, get their lessons outdoors is the course allows for it. An internal bus system facilitates the transportation to the different properties of the Rodrigo Facio Campus, and the external transportation service provides the means to go to different areas of the Great Metropolitan Area.
Sports facilities
University life, in addition to the academic spaces, is surrounded by multiple options for recreation, the practice of sports, entertainment, exhibits, art performances that students can attend without spending too much.
The University also has sports, recreational and artistic programs, representation groups and programs like volunteerism and leadership that encourage the student to get involved both inside and outside of the university community, thus strengthening their human development. Improve page content