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 Oxford. 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 Oxford is right for you.
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OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Lafayette
Incorporated: 1837
Land Area: 9.97 square miles
Population Density: 1313 people per square mile
Population: 13,087
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (74.5%), Black (21.0%), Hispanic (1.0%), Asian Indian (0.9%), Two or more races (0.9%), Chinese (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): English (13.8%), Irish (10.0%), German (9.5%), United States (7.6%), Scottish (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (58.2 miles , pop. 650,100)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (432.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Taylor, MS (2.7 miles ), Abbeville, MS (3.2 miles ), Water Valley, MS (3.9 miles ), Toccopola, MS (4.3 miles) , Thaxton, MS (4.5 miles ), Sardis, MS (4.8 miles ), Potts Camp, MS (4.9 miles ), Batesville, MS (4.9 miles )
Oxford Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage above state average. House age above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Number of college students significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 80.20%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 46.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 22.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Oxford:
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS about 1 miles, UNIVERSITY, MS, Full-time enrollment: 11,068 NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 30 miles, SENATOBIA, MS, FT enrollment: 3,842 NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 60 miles, BOONEVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,628 SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS about 61 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 6,979 UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS about 64 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 15,831 SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS about 64 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 6,979 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER about 64 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 2,019
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