Ranked 17th in the world
Source: QS World University Rankings: Latin America & The Caribbean, 2027
Full ranking profile 19 placements
Every placement the Index records for Universidad de Costa Rica. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS Latin America 2027 Headline | Quacquarelli Symonds | =17 |
| QS Latin America 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =19 |
| THE Latin America 2026 | Times Higher Education | =85 |
| THE ISR 2026 interdisciplinary science | Times Higher Education | =601 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =601 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Education | Times Higher Education | =601 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Education | Times Higher Education | =601 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =801 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Clinical and Health | Times Higher Education | =801 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Clinical and Health | Times Higher Education | =801 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =801 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =801 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =1001 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =1001 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =1001 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Engineering | Times Higher Education | =1251 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Engineering | Times Higher Education | =1251 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =1251 |
| THE 2027 | Times Higher Education | =1801 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.