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