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University · San Pedro, Costa Rica

University of Costa Rica

Public university in Costa Rica

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1940
native label
  • Universidad de Costa Rica (es)
short name
  • UCR (es)
grants

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
coordinate location
  • 9.9358, -84.0506
elevation above sea level
  • 271 metre
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 32,969
  • 30,436 · 2018
Earlier figures (1)
  • 41,642 · 2011

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 497 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
Earlier figures (1)
  • 544 · QS World University Rankings · 2024

Structure and memberships

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has part(s)
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Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)
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Wikimedia and technical details (7)
Commons category
  • Universidad de Costa Rica
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social media followers
  • 20,576 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 4877988773 · 9 February 2023
Earlier figures (2)
  • 18,716 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 4877988773 · 21 February 2022
  • 16,218 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 4877988773 · 3 January 2021
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  • P4310319187 · subject named as: University of Costa Rica
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  • 1364 · subject named as: Universidad de Costa Rica
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subreddit
  • ucrcr · language of work or name: Spanish · subject named as: news and info for students of the Universidad de Costa Rica · 24 May 2023
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  • UniversidadCR · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 4877988773 · 21 March 2020
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