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 Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia is right for you.
PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Neshoba
Elevation: 424 feet
Land Area: 10.6 square miles
Population Density: 752 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 9.20%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (54.9%), Black (40.1%), American Indian (2.6%), Hispanic (1.5%), Two or more races (1.2%), Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (14.0%), Irish (5.4%), English (5.1%), German (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (71.0 miles , pop. 184,256)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (143.0 miles , pop. 242,820)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (425.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Tucker, MS (2.4 miles ), Pearl River, MS (2.7 miles ), Bogue Chitto, MS (3.4 miles ), Union, MS (3.7 miles ), Noxapater, MS (3.9 miles ), Sebastopol, MS (4.4 miles ), Standing Pine, MS (4.5 miles ), Decatur, MS (4.8 miles )
Philadelphia Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly 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 significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 70.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.30%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Philadelphia:
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 36 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, Full-time enrollment: 2,455 HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 51 miles, GOODMAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,485 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY about 51 miles, MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS, FT enrollment: 14,613 MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN about 64 miles, COLUMBUS, MS, FT enrollment: 2,115 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 72 miles, JACKSON, MS, FT enrollment: 5,955 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE about 82 miles, CLINTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,904 JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 83 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 4,072
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