Best Universities in Costa Rica – GURI 2026

Top universities in Costa Rica

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Costa Rica are University of Costa Rica, Tecnológico de Costa Rica -TEC, National University of Costa Rica and others. Costa Rica has 4 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #1181.

1. #1University of Costa RicaGURI #1181 · Score 45.36
2. #2Tecnológico de Costa Rica -TECGURI #1738 · Score 30.29
3. #3National University of Costa RicaGURI #1743 · Score 30.22
4. #4Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología Costa Rica (ULACIT)GURI #2349 · Score 9.09

How universities in Costa Rica perform globally

Across the 4 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 28.74 and the median is 30.25. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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