List of 40 best universities in San Jose, Costa Rica

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EduRank

Top 40 universities in San Jose ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 330K citations received by 42.8K academic publications made by 40 universities from San Jose, the popularity of 86 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Costa Rica

Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

7. Cenfotec University

#13 in Costa Rica
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2000

10. University of Ibero-America

#19 in Costa Rica
#1007 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1995

13. La Salle University of Costa Rica

#22 in Costa Rica
#1091 in Latin America
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1994

17. Creative University

#26 in Costa Rica
#1111 in Latin America
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2000

22. Castro Carazo University

#32 in Costa Rica
#1276 in Latin America
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1996

23. San Marcos University

#33 in Costa Rica
#1283 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1996

25. Free University of Costa Rica

#35 in Costa Rica
#1333 in Latin America
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1993

33. Central University, Costa Rica

#46 in Costa Rica
#1506 in Latin America
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1990

35. University of San Jose

#49 in Costa Rica
#1551 in Latin America
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1992

Universities near San Jose

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
0 Autonomous University of Centro America 11
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Cipreses de Curridabat
3 Fidelitas University 14
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San Pedro
3 Magister University 40
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San Pedro
4 Latin University of Costa Rica 8
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San Pedro
8 National University, Costa Rica 2
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Heredia
17 Adventist University of Central America 29
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Alajuela
17 University of Business Sciences 48
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Alajuela
19 Fundepos Alma Mater University 18
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Uruca
20 Florencio del Castillo University of Cartago 17
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Cartago
21 Costa Rica Institute of Technology 3
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Cartago