Costa Rica's 5 best Computer Science universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Costa Rica ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 66.3K citations received by 7.5K academic papers made by 5 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 Computer Science

#52 in Latin America

#1593 in the World

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

2. National University, Costa Rica

Costa Rica | Heredia

For Computer Science

#187 in Latin America

#3696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1973

3. Costa Rica Institute of Technology

Costa Rica | Cartago

For Computer Science

#216 in Latin America

#4065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1971

4. University of Medical Sciences, Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Computer Science

#329 in Latin America

#5379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

5. INCAE Business School, Costa Rica

Costa Rica | Alajuela

For Computer Science

#334 in Latin America

#5469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1964

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