The University of Costa Rica 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.
The famous sunflower mural on the building of the Escuela de Estudios Generales at Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio.
College of Social Sciences building at Ciudad de la Investigación (San Pedro, San José)
Carlos Monge Library, a library on the main campus in San Pedro.
The Planetarium at Ciudad de la Investigación in San Pedro de Montes de Oca
A public university or public college is a university or college that is owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. In contrast a private university is usually owned and operated by a private corporation. Both types are often regulated, but to varying degrees, by the government.
With 79,232 students as of the 2022-23 academic year, Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona is the largest public university in the United States.
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