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Santa Lucía University

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world rank  12207

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University Overview

Founded in 1996, Universidad Santa Lucía (Santa Lucía University) is a private higher education institution located in the metropolis of San José (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), San Jose. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Pública (Ministry of Public Education), Universidad Santa Lucía (USL) is a coeducational Costa Rican higher education institution. Universidad Santa Lucía (USL) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study table below for further details. USL also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.

University Snapshot

Control

Santa Lucía University's Control Typeprivate

Entity

Santa Lucía University's Entity Typenot reported

Size

Santa Lucía University' Size by Total Enrollmentnot reported

Selectivity

Santa Lucía University's Selectivity by Acceptance Ratenot reported

University Identity

Name (English) Santa Lucía University
Name
Name (Non Latin)
Acronym USL
Founded 1996
Motto
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University Location

Address 100 mts del cine Omni detrás de la plaza de cultura
San José
85-1011 San Jose
Costa Rica
Santa Lucía University's location map and satellite view Location Map and Satellite View
Santa Lucía University Phone Number 2257 4552
Santa Lucía University Fax Number 2221 2240
Other locations

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Recognition and Accreditation

Santa Lucía University's Recognition or Accreditation Institutional Recognition or Accreditation

Santa Lucía University is legally recognized and/or institutionally accredited by: Ministerio de Educación Pública

Year of first Recognition or Accreditation


Specialized or Programmatic Accreditations

uniRank publishes the following list of the most important Universidad Santa Lucía's programmatic accreditations; feel free to submit any relevant missing specialized accreditations.

  • Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (CONESUP)


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Important: the above section is intended to include only those reputable organizations (e.g. Ministries or Departments of Higher Education) that have the legal authority to officially charter, license, register or more generally recognize Santa Lucía University as a whole (institutional legal recognition), accredit the institution as a whole (institutional accreditation) or accredit its specific programs or courses (programmatic accreditation).

Fields of Study and Degree Levels

Santa Lucía University Fields of Study and Degree Levels

The following Fields of Study/Degree Levels Matrix of Santa Lucía University is divided into 6 main fields of study and 4 levels of degrees, from the lowest undergraduate degree to the highest postgraduate degree. This matrix aims to help quickly identify Santa Lucía University's academic range and degree level offering.



Santa Lucía University: Fields of Study/Degree Levels Matrix
Undergraduate Postgraduate
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degrees		 Bachelor
degrees		 Master
degrees		 Doctoral
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Programs and Courses

Santa Lucía University Academic Programs/Courses

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Tuition Fees

Santa Lucía University Tuition Fees Range Matrix

This Tuition Fees Range Matrix of Santa Lucía University categorizes tuition fees by student type (local or international) and degree level (undergraduate or postgraduate). It aims to help students get an approximate idea of the estimated yearly tuition fees at Santa Lucía University.



Santa Lucía University: Tuition Fees Range Matrix
Undergraduate Postgraduate
Local
students		 Not reported Not reported
International
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Notice: please contact the university's Admission Office for detailed information on Santa Lucía University's yearly tuition fees, which apply to your specific situation and study interest; tuition fees may vary by program, citizenship/residency, study mode (i.e., face to face or online, part time or full time), as well as other factors.

Admissions

Santa Lucía University Admission Info


Santa Lucía University's Gender Admission Policy Gender Admission

Santa Lucía University is a coeducational institution, admitting both men and women to its programs and degrees.


Santa Lucía University's Admission Selection Admission Selection

Santa Lucía University 's admission selection is not reported.


Acceptance Rate Admission Rate

Santa Lucía University 's acceptance rate is not reported.


Minority Serving Minority Serving

This institution does not have a special focus on promoting education or research among a specific minority or ethnic group.


Admission Requirements Admission Requirements

Not reported


Santa Lucía University's International Students Admission International Students

Not reported


Santa Lucía University's Admission Office Admission Office






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Notice: admission policy and acceptance rate may vary by the areas of study, degree level, student's nationality or residence and other criteria. Please contact Santa Lucía University's Admission Office for detailed information on their admission selection policy and acceptance rate.

Size and Profile

Santa Lucía University Size and Profile


Santa Lucía University's Total Student Enrollment Student Enrollment

Santa Lucía University's total enrolment number is not reported.


Santa Lucía University's Total Faculty/Academic staff Academic Staff

Santa Lucía University's academic staff number is not reported.


Santa Lucía University's Control Type Control Type

Santa Lucía University is a private higher education institution, meaning it is funded and managed independently rather than by the government, and relies on tuition fees and private contributions for its operations.


Santa Lucía University's Entity Type Entity Type

Santa Lucía University's type of entity is not reported.


Santa Lucía University's Campus Setting Campus Setting

Santa Lucía University's main campus setting is not reported.


Santa Lucía University's Academic Calendar Academic Calendar

Santa Lucía University's adopted type of academic calendar is not reported.


Santa Lucía University's Disabled Students Friendliness Disabled Students %

Not reported


Santa Lucía University is None Religious Affiliation

None.



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Facilities and Services

Santa Lucía University Facilities


Santa Lucía University's Library University Library

Yes Visit Santa Lucía University's Library


Santa Lucía University's Housing University Housing

Not reported


Santa Lucía University's Sport Facilities/Activities Sport Facilities/Activities

Not reported


Santa Lucía University's Institutional Hospital Institutional Hospital

Not reported

Santa Lucía University Services


Santa Lucía University's Financial Aid Financial Aid

Not reported


Santa Lucía University's Study Abroad Study Abroad

Not reported


Santa Lucía University's Distance Learning Distance Learning

Not reported

Santa Lucía University's Academic Counseling Academic Counseling

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Santa Lucía University's Career Services Career Services

Not reported


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Academic Structure

Santa Lucía University Academic Structure

Not available; please use the Feedback/Error report form to submit a list of Universidad Santa Lucía's official first-level academic divisions. If you are an official representative you can also claim and update this entire university profile free of charge (UPDATE UNIVERSITY).



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Memberships and Affiliations

Santa Lucía University Affiliations and Memberships

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Social Media

Official Social Media Channels

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Free Online Courses

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Wikipedia

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