Study Abroad in Costa Rica
Explore rural Costa Rica through site visits and a homestay.
Come explore an incredible natural setting, home to unparalleled biodiversity. A biologist’s paradise, Monteverde, Costa Rica is home to over 2,500 species of plants, over 60 species of amphibians, 100 species of mammals, and over 450 bird species. It is also free of biting insects and green all year-round.
Living in a biological station surrounded by the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, explore Costa Rica’s diverse ecosystems through extensive travel and field study. Gain hands-on experience through an independent research project and participate in two long field trips, including a visit to Panama to observe marine diversity in the coral reefs off the Bocas del Toro Islands.
Whether you’re camping, hiking, snorkeling, or exploring rural Costa Rica during a one-month homestay with a local family, study abroad in Costa Rica and no two days are the same.
Study Abroad Programs in Costa Rica
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Sustainability + the Environment
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Monteverde the place to get up close and personal with some of the world’s most astonishing biodiversity.
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Tropical Ecology + Conservation
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Wake up to the sound of howler monkeys at a unique biological station, on the doorstep of the 57,000-acre Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.
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Summer Tropical Ecology + Conservation
Monteverde, Costa Rica
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Summer Sustainability + The Environment
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Dig into today’s pressing environmental issues while living on the edge of the world-famous Monteverde Cloud Forest.
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January in Monteverde
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Spend J-term in sunny Costa Rica learning Sustainable Development for the Tropics.
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Open Campus Block
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Our Open Campus Block program allows you to start studying in Monteverde, then study in two other countries in one term.
RECEIVE UP TO $10,000 TO STUDY ABROAD IN LATIN AMERICA THIS FALL
GET A $9k GRANTSubmit a fall ’20 Latin America application by April 1 and nominate yourself for up to $9,000 with the Open Campus Latin America Grant!
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