United World College (UWC) of Costa Rica is a non-profit foundation and two-year residential pre-university program that values experiential learning alongside providing its 16-19-year-old students with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. As the only UWC in Latin America, we offer a bilingual program, opportunities to learn more about the social, political, and cultural history of the region, and options to explore Costa Rica. Apply now and join our community!
UWC Mission:
UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.
2021 marks the official start of a year that will honor our story, celebrate the present, and get us all excited about the future of UWC Costa Rica. Over the past 15 years, we have grown immensely, and this is just the beginning. 🎉
Universities worldwide offered our students an offer of study.
Including 4 Ivy Leagues Colleges, and awards such as the Kofi Annan Scholarship at Macalester College, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program At NYU.
186
Students enrolledin the academic year 2021-22.
All students coming from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and language backgrounds.
35
Students with full scholarships.
60
Student nationalitiesrepresented on campus.
Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Indonesia, New Zealand, Paraguay, Romania, Tunisia, and Uruguay as returning countries, and Albania, Belize, Burkina Faso, and Haiti, as new countries.
7322
Hours of experiential learning completed.
Including 3,800 hours dedicated to the Agents of Change tour, working on different projects.
82%
Of all students receiving full or partial financial aid to attend College.
38% received a Full scholarship, and 41% received a Partial scholarship
83
IB Diplomas awarded to the class of 2021.
34 bilingual diplomas, and a 100% pass rate in TOK (Theory of Knowledge).
9
Students recognized as Grieg Foundation full scholars.
A grant to support 9 Latin American outstanding students.
Did you hear this exciting news?! 🥇 💥 ⚡UWC has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Alfred Bjørlo! Although we have a long way to go until the winner is announced, we are proud to be recognized for our work in promoting peace through education since 1962.
The UWC movement partnered with Rise, an initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, who are offering a new global program funded as part of a $1 billion philanthropic commitment to talented youth from Eric and Wendy Schmidt.
United World College (UWC) of Costa Rica is a non-profit foundation and two-year residential pre-university program that values experiential learning alongside providing its 16-19-year-old students with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. As the only UWC in Latin America, we offer a bilingual program, opportunities to learn more about the social, political, and cultural history of the region, and options to explore Costa Rica. Apply now and join nuestra familia – our family!
From the southeast corner of the Catholic Church, 400 meters north San José, Santa Ana 10901 Phone: (+506) 2282 5609 Email: info@uwccostarica.org
United World College Costa Rica is a non-profit foundation offering a two-year residential pre-university program focused on experiential learning. Our mission is to educate a diverse group of people to become happy, healthy and committed individuals, capable through their leadership and engagement, of fostering positive change in their communities in order to contribute to achieving a more sustainable and peaceful world.