Study in Costa Rica

We found 50 universities in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica – About the country

San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica. The country borders on Panama and Nicaragua. The national currency of Costa Rica is Costa Rican Colon (CRC).

Costa Rica – Higher education system

The higher education system of Costa Rica is represented by 50 universities with 738 study programs. In addition 477 Bachelor programs at 49 universities, 209 Master programs at 40 universities, and 52 PhD programs at 18 universities.

Costa Rica – What to study?

The most popular disciplines in Costa Rica.

The largest cities in Costa Rica

Higher education statistics for the largest cities in Costa Rica.

City Universities Tuition fees Action
San Jose 34 ~ $4,515 Search
Cartago 7 ~ $2,245 Search
Limon 2 ~ $9,826 Search
Alajuela 2 ~ $14,032 Search
San Pedro 2 ~ $1,009 Search
Heredia 2 ~ $4,519 Search

Costa Rica – Average monthly personal finance statistics

  • ~ $448

    Study

  • ~ $355

    Rent

  • ~ $271

    Grocery

  • ~ $710

    Salary

Costa Rica – Where to study?

The most popular student cities in Costa Rica.

Universities offering the most popular degree programs in Costa Rica

Tropical Agro. Center of Invest. and Education

Costa Rica, Cartago

Bachelor • 7 Master • 7 PhD • 7

CATIE is an international university, based on the land grant university model of the United States, which integrates three basic functions: research, education and external projec...

Admissions open
~ $2,059 / year

University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica, San Jose

Bachelor • 32 Master • 2 PhD • 2

The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: Universidad de Costa Rica, abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad...

Admissions open
~ $1,000 / year

Latin University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica, Heredia

Bachelor • 29 Master • 7 PhD • 3

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica was founded in 1979 as the “Collegium Latinum”, being part of the Autonomous University of Central America (UACA), Costa Rica's oldest private high...

Admissions open
~ $4,435 / year

Costa Rica Institute of Technology

Costa Rica, Cartago

Bachelor • 20 Master • 11 PhD • 5

The Costa Rica Institute of Technology, (Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica), also known as "ITCR" or "TEC", is the top public university specializing in engineering and science i...

Admissions open
~ $1,000 / year

University of Science and Arts of Costa Rica

Costa Rica, San Jose

Bachelor • 11 Master • 4

With more than 30 years of experience in university education, our objective continues to be to foster the professional and personal development of our students for their successfu...

Admissions open
~ $4,153 / year

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