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"
Type	Public, undergraduate, graduate.
Established	August 26, 1940
Budget	CRC 353 711 000 000,00 (610M USD)
Rector	Gustavo Gutiérrez Espeleta
Academic staff	3,006
Students	42,750 (2018)
Undergraduates	39,801
Postgraduates	2,949
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
Campus	Both Urban and Rural
Campus size	77.5 ha, 775.000 m2
Colours	Sky blue and white
Sporting affiliations	CF Universidad de Costa Rica
Website	www.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.

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

[1] "Historia". Retrieved August 22, 2019.

[UCR_en_cifras-2] "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.

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