Best Liberal Arts & Social Sciences universities in Costa Rica [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Costa Rica ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 123K citations received by 32.7K academic papers made by 6 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Latin America

#464 in the World

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

2. National University, Costa Rica

Costa Rica | Heredia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#147 in Latin America

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1973

3. University of Medical Sciences, Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#207 in Latin America

#2065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

4. Costa Rica Institute of Technology

Costa Rica | Cartago

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#265 in Latin America

#2548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1971

5. INCAE Business School, Costa Rica

Costa Rica | Alajuela

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#382 in Latin America

#4770 in the World

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

6. EARTH University

Costa Rica | Guacimo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#425 in Latin America

#6209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Costa Rica based on the number of universities and their ranks are San Jose, Heredia, Cartago, and Alajuela.