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.
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160+
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.
209
Students enrolledin the academic year 2022-2023
All students coming from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and language backgrounds.
35%
Students with full scholarships.
Granted by UWC Costa Rica, National Committees & PAE
67
Student nationalitiesrepresented on campus.
Australia, Barbados, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Estonia, Finland, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Philippines, Rwanda, Spain, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam as new countries.
7322
Hours of experiential learning completed.
Including 3,800 hours dedicated to the Agents of Change tour, working on different projects.
83%
Of all students receiving full or partial financial aid to attend College.
38% received a Full scholarship, and 41% received a Partial scholarship
9
Students recognized as Grieg Foundation full scholars.
A grant to support 9 Latin American outstanding students.
93%
IB Diplomas pass rate awarded to the class of 2022.
18% of students got 40+ points in their finals!
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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 north-east 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.