University of Costa Rica

This article is about the university. For the association football club of the university, see Club de Futbol Universidad de Costa Rica.
Not to be confused with National University of Costa Rica.

University of Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica
Other name
UCR
Motto
Lucem Aspicio
Motto in English
"In search for the light"
TypePublic, undergraduate, graduate.
EstablishedAugust 26, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-08-26)[1][2]
BudgetCRC 353 711 000 000,00 (610M USD) [3]
RectorGustavo Gutiérrez Espeleta
Academic staff
3,006 [4]
Students42,750 (2018) [2]
Undergraduates39,801
Postgraduates2,949
Location
San Pedro Montes de Oca
,
San José
,
11501
,
Costa Rica

9°56′09″N 84°03′02″W / 9.935833°N 84.050556°W / 9.935833; -84.050556
CampusBoth Urban and Rural
Campus size77.5 ha, 775.000 m2
Colours   Sky blue and white
Sporting affiliations
CF Universidad de Costa Rica
Websitewww.ucr.ac.cr

The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: Universidad de Costa Rica, abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro Montes de Oca, in the province of San José. It is the oldest and largest institution of higher learning in Costa Rica, originally established as the Universidad de Santo Tomás in 1843. Approximately 45,000 students attend UCR throughout the year.

  1. ^ "Historia". Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "UCR en cifras". Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Presupuesto de la UCR para el 2019 será más austero". Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Universidad de Costa Rica". Retrieved August 22, 2019.