Currently UGA Costa Rica offers 23 annual programs held during the fall, spring, Maymester, and summer terms as designated by the University of Georgia.
Launched in January 2008, the Carbon Offset Program is a unique component of UGA Costa Rica's study abroad experience.
Though 155 acres in size, only about 10% of the property contains built structures of any kind, leaving the majority of the campus situated in a web of federally protected but privately owned natural forests.
[10] A series of 360° photographs were uploaded to the UGA Costa Rica official website on February 8, 2011 providing 19 high-definition panoramic images of the campus grounds.
With a large veranda overlooking the main stretch of campus, the Student Union houses the cafeteria, library, computer lab, a series of academic offices, as well as the reception area for the Ecolodge San Luis.
[12] Costa Rica's residential facilities include housing for the students, faculty, researchers, resident naturalists, and a variety of interns.
[13] Nestled among the trees, the cabinas are the primary residential area for faculty teaching on study abroad programs, and serve also as the lodging suites for tourists staying at the Ecolodge San Luis.
[15] The result is a five-acre sustainable design featuring numerous native plants identified by photo-metal labels provided by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.