4 Best universities for Horticulture in Costa Rica

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Costa Rica ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 35.1K citations received by 2.77K academic papers made by 4 universities in Costa Rica was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Horticulture

#39 in Latin America

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

2. Costa Rica Institute of Technology

Costa Rica | Cartago

For Horticulture

#109 in Latin America

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1971

3. National University, Costa Rica

Costa Rica | Heredia

For Horticulture

#148 in Latin America

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1973

4. EARTH University

Costa Rica | Guacimo

For Horticulture

#276 in Latin America

#3151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Horticulture in Costa Rica based on the number of universities and their ranks are San Jose, Cartago, Heredia, and Guacimo.