Mississippi offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Mississippi research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Columbus. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Columbus is right for you.
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COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Lowndes
Elevation: 200 feet
Land Area: 21.4 square miles
Population Density: 1111 people per square mile
Population: 23,798
Races (City): Black (54.4%), White Non-Hispanic (43.3%), Hispanic (1.1%), Two or more races (0.8%), Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (9.1%), English (6.2%), Irish (5.8%), German (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), Scottish (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (54.8 miles , pop. 77,906)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (92.4 miles , pop. 242,820)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (484.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: New Hope, MS (2.5 miles ), Columbus AFB, MS (3.0 miles ), Macedonia, AL (3.5 miles ), Ethelsville, AL (3.6 miles) , Caledonia, MS (3.7 miles ), Artesia, MS (3.8 miles ), West Point, MS (3.9 miles ), Crawford, MS (4.2 miles )
Columbus Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in above state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 72.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.70%
Colleges/Universities in Columbus:
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN Full-time enrollment: 2,115, Location: 1100 College Street, Public, Website: www.muw.edu, Offers Master's degree HARRIS SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY Location: 540 STOKES RD, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Columbus:
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY about 22 miles, MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS, Full-time enrollment: 14,613 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA about 50 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 17,453 ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 54 miles, FULTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,673 SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 58 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 3,635 NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 80 miles, BOONEVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,628 BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 81 miles, SUMITON, AL, FT enrollment: 2,670 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 82 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455
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