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 195K citations received by 33.3K academic publications made by 40 universities from San Jose, the popularity of 77 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Costa Rica

Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

7. Cenfotec University

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

10. La Salle University of Costa Rica

#18 in Costa Rica
#1046 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1994

13. Creative University

#21 in Costa Rica
#1107 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2000

14. San Marcos University

#23 in Costa Rica
#1152 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1996

15. University of Ibero-America

#24 in Costa Rica
#1159 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1995

18. Business University of Costa Rica

#27 in Costa Rica
#1216 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1992

20. International Polytechnic University

#29 in Costa Rica
#1221 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1998

21. Autonomous University of Monterrey

#31 in Costa Rica
#1248 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1994

22. Free University of Costa Rica

#32 in Costa Rica
#1252 in Latin America
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1993

23. Castro Carazo University

#33 in Costa Rica
#1274 in Latin America
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1996

28. Costa Rican University of Technology

#40 in Costa Rica
#1389 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1999

30. John Paul II University

#42 in Costa Rica
#1392 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1996

32. University of San Jose

#45 in Costa Rica
#1495 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1992

33. Central University, Costa Rica

#46 in Costa Rica
#1523 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1990

37. University of Tourism

#50 in Costa Rica
#1569 in Latin America
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1996

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 10
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Cipreses de Curridabat
3 Latin University of Costa Rica 8
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San Pedro
3 Fidelitas University 14
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San Pedro
3 Magister University 30
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San Pedro
8 National University, Costa Rica 2
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Heredia
17 Adventist University of Central America 37
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Alajuela
17 University of Business Sciences 44
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Alajuela
19 Fundepos Alma Mater University 16
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Uruca
20 Florencio del Castillo University of Cartago 22
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Cartago
21 Costa Rica Institute of Technology 3
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Cartago