University of Costa Rica
Founded 1940, incorporating former schools of the Universidad de Santo Tomás. An autonomous institution.
Funding:
Public
Grades 4
Languages 1
Divisions 49
- Abnormal Haemoglobin and Related Disorders Research DivisionFields of study: Pathology
- Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Research DivisionFields of study: Agricultural Business
- Agriculture Research DivisionFields of study: Agriculture
- Agronomy Faculty
- Agronomy Research DivisionFields of study: Agronomy
- Animal Nutrition Research DivisionFields of study: Animal Husbandry
- Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Sciences Research Division
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Division
- Central American History Research Division
- Crop Protection Research DivisionFields of study: Crop Production
- Dentistry FacultyFields of study: Dentistry
- Economics FacultyFields of study: Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, Health Administration, Public Administration, Taxation
- Economics Research DivisionFields of study: Economics
- Education FacultyFields of study: Arts and Humanities, Curriculum, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Testing and Evaluation, English, French, Higher Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Literature, Management, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Physical Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Spanish, Special Education, Sports, Teacher Training
- Education Research DivisionFields of study: Education
- Electro-Chemistry and Chemical Energy Research DivisionFields of study: Chemistry
- Engineering Faculty
- Engineering Research DivisionFields of study: Engineering
- Environmental Pollution Research DivisionFields of study: Environmental Studies
- Fine Arts FacultyFields of study: Advertising and Publicity, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Music, Painting and Drawing, Sculpture, Theatre
- Food Science and Technology Research Division
- Geology Research DivisionFields of study: Geology
- Geophysics Research Division
- Grains and Seeds Research DivisionFields of study: Plant Pathology
- Health Sciences Research DivisionFields of study: Health Sciences
- Humanities Faculty
- Latin American Identity and Culture Research Division
- Law FacultyFields of study: Law
- Law Research DivisionFields of study: Law
- Linguistics Research DivisionFields of study: Linguistics
- Materials Engineering Research DivisionFields of study: Materials Engineering
- Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research Division
- Mathematics and Meta-Mathematics Research DivisionFields of study: Mathematics
- Medicine FacultyFields of study: Anaesthesiology, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Cardiology, Chemistry, Community Health, Dentistry, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Gerontology, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Haematology, Medicine, Microbiology, Neurological Therapy, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Plastic Surgery, Pneumology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Surgery, Urology
- Microbiology Faculty
- Microstructures Research DivisionFields of study: Microelectronics
- Natural Products Research DivisionFields of study: Natural Resources
- Pharmacy FacultyFields of study: Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Research DivisionFields of study: Pharmacy
- Philosophy Research DivisionFields of study: Philosophy
- Population Studies Research DivisionFields of study: Demography and Population
- Psychology Research DivisionFields of study: Psychology
- Public Administration Research DivisionFields of study: Public Administration
- Science FacultyFields of study: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Meteorology, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics
- Sea Sciences and Limnology Research Division
- Social Sciences FacultyFields of study: Anthropology, Communication Studies, Geography, History, Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
- Social Studies Research DivisionFields of study: Social Studies
- Tropical Diseases Research DivisionFields of study: Tropical Medicine
- Women's Studies Research DivisionFields of study: Women's Studies
Admission details
- Academic year: February to December (February-July, August-December)
- Requirements: Secondary school certificate (bachillerato) or foreign equivalent, and entrance examination
- Students allowance: Co-ed