University of Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)
IAU-017438
Costa Rica
General Information
Street:Apartado 2060
Ciudad Universitaria Rodrígo Facio
City:San José
Post Code:11501-2060
WWW:https://www.ucr.ac.crPublic
Founded 1940, incorporating former schools of the Universidad de Santo Tomás. An autonomous institution
February to December (February-July; August-December)
Secondary school certificate (bachillerato) or foreign equivalent, and entrance examination
National:3,250 per credit (CRC)
Spanish
Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE); Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES)
co-ed
Officers
Head : Gustavo Gutiérrez Espeleta
Job title:Rector
Years of office:2020-
Senior Administrative Officer : Roberto Guillén Pacheco
Job title:Vice-Rector, Administration
International Relations Officer : Diana Senior Angulo
Job title:Director, Office of International Affairs and External Cooperation
Divisions
Campus : Atlantico
Fields of study:Agriculture, Business Administration, Education, Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Rehabilitation and Therapy
Campus : Guanacaste
Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Education, Engineering, English, Law, Tourism
Campus : Occidente
Fields of study:Design, Education, Environmental Management, Law, Psychology, Social Work
Campus : Pacifico
Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Engineering, Information Technology
Campus : Sur
Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Education, English, International Business, Tourism
Faculty : Agronomy
Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Food Technology, Zoology
Faculty : Arts
Fields of study:Acting, Art History, Conducting, Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Graphic Design, Music, Musical Instruments, Painting and Drawing, Sculpture, Singing, Theatre
Faculty : Economics
Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, Health Administration, Public Administration, Statistics, Taxation
Faculty : Education
Fields of study:Civics, Education, Educational Administration, Foreign Languages Education, Higher Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Library Science, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Physical Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Special Education
Faculty : Engineering
Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Surveying and Mapping
Faculty : Law
Fields of study:Law
Faculty : Letters
Fields of study:English, Foreign Languages Education, Literature, Modern Languages, Native Language Education, Philology, Philosophy, Spanish
Faculty : Medicine
Fields of study:Dentistry, Medical Auxiliaries, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Surgery
Faculty : Science
Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Meteorology, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics
Faculty : Social Sciences
Fields of study:Anthropology, Archiving, Communication Studies, Geography, History, Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology
Research Division : Abnormal Haemoglobin and Related Disorders
Fields of study:Pathology
More details:CIHATA
Research Division : Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Fields of study:Agricultural Business
More details:CIEDA
Research Division : Agriculture
Fields of study:Agriculture
More details:IIA
Research Division : Agronomy
Fields of study:Agronomy
More details:CIA
Research Division : Animal Nutrition
Fields of study:Animal Husbandry
More details:CINA
Research Division : Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Sciences
Fields of study:Atomic and Molecular Physics, Nuclear Physics
More details:CICANUM
Research Division : Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fields of study:Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
More details:CIBCM
Research Division : Central American History
Fields of study:History, Latin American Studies
More details:CIHAC
Research Division : Clodomiro Picado
More details:ICP
Research Division : Crop Protection
Fields of study:Crop Production
More details:CIPROC
Research Division : Economics
Fields of study:Economics
More details:IICE
Research Division : Education
Fields of study:Education
More details:INIE
Research Division : Electro-Chemistry and Chemical Energy
Fields of study:Chemistry
More details:CELEQ
Research Division : Engineering
Fields of study:Engineering
More details:INII
Research Division : Environmental Pollution
Fields of study:Environmental Studies
More details:CICA
Research Division : Food Science and Technology
Fields of study:Food Science, Food Technology
More details:CITA
Research Division : Geology
Fields of study:Geology
More details:CICG
Research Division : Geophysics
Fields of study:Geophysics, Seismology
More details:CIGEFI
Research Division : Grains and Seeds
Fields of study:Plant Pathology
More details:CIGRAS
Research Division : Health Sciences
Fields of study:Health Sciences
More details:INISA
Research Division : Latin American Identity and Culture
Fields of study:Cultural Studies, Latin American Studies
More details:CIICLA
Research Division : Law
Fields of study:Law
More details:IIJ
Research Division : Linguistics
Fields of study:Linguistics
More details:INIL
Research Division : Materials Engineering
Fields of study:Materials Engineering
More details:CICIMA
Research Division : Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Fields of study:Applied Mathematics, Mathematics
More details:CIMPA
Research Division : Mathematics and Meta-Mathematics
Fields of study:Mathematics
More details:CIMM
Research Division : Microstructures
Fields of study:Microelectronics
More details:CIEMIC
Research Division : Natural Products
Fields of study:Natural Resources
More details:CIPRONA
Research Division : Pharmacy
Fields of study:Pharmacy
More details:INIFAR
Research Division : Philosophy
Fields of study:Philosophy
More details:IIF
Research Division : Population Studies
Fields of study:Demography and Population
More details:Central American, CCP
Research Division : Psychology
Fields of study:Psychology
More details:IIP
Research Division : Public Administration
Fields of study:Public Administration
More details:CICAP
Research Division : Sea Sciences and Limnology
Fields of study:Limnology, Marine Science and Oceanography
More details:CIMAR
Research Division : Social Studies
Fields of study:Social Studies
More details:IIS
Research Division : Space Studies
More details:CINESPA
Research Division : Tropical Diseases
Fields of study:Tropical Medicine
More details:CIET
Research Division : Women's Studies
Fields of study:Women's Studies
More details:CIEM
Degrees
Diplomado
Bachillerato Universitario
Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Archiving, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering, English, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geology, Graphic Design, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Law, Library Science, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Auxiliaries, Medical Technology, Medicine, Meteorology, Music, Music Education, Native Language Education, Nutrition, Philology, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Science Education, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Theatre
Licenciatura
Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Architecture, Archiving, Biology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Dentistry, Design, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Electrical Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Geography, Geology, Graphic Design, History, Industrial Engineering, Law, Library Science, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Music, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Work, Sociology, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Surveying and Mapping, Theatre
Especialidad Profesional
Fields of study:Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Meteorology
Maestría
Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agriculture, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Astrophysics, Biology, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Arts, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Curriculum, Dentistry, Economics, Educational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Management, Film, Food Science, Foreign Languages Education, Geography, Geological Engineering, Gerontology, Higher Education, History, Hotel Management, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Music, Native Language Education, Nursing, Nutrition, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Pharmacy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Work, Sociology, Sports, Statistics, Surgery, Tourism, Transport Engineering, Visual Arts, Women's Studies
Doctorado Académico
Fields of study:Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Government, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Theatre
Updated on 21-01-2022