Colleges in Ripley Mississippi

County: Tippah

Elevation: 500 feet

Land Area: 11.5 square miles

Population Density: 491 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 3.10%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (74.1%), Black (19.9%), Hispanic (4.9%), Other race (3.3%), Two or more races (0.7%), American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): United States (18.3%), Irish (7.2%), English (6.5%), German (2.7%), Subsaharan African (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (62.7 miles , pop. 59,643)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (63.9 miles , pop. 650,100)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (470.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580)

Nearest cities: Blue Mountain, MS (2.5 miles ), Falkner, MS (2.8 miles ), Dumas, MS (3.0 miles ), Ashland, MS (3.9 miles ), Walnut, MS (3.9 miles ), Myrtle, MS (3.9 miles ), Hickory Flat, MS (4.0 miles ), Jumpertown, MS (4.1 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Ripley: Ripley Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 6,600, Local Ops: 4,200)

Ripley Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value significantly below state average.

Black race population percentage 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.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 64.30%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.20%

Graduate or professional degree: 3.40%

Colleges/Universities in Ripley:

FOSTERS COSMETOLOGY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 32, Location: 1813 HWY 15 N, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Ripley:

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 24 miles, BOONEVILLE, MS, Full-time enrollment: 2,628

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS

about 43 miles, UNIVERSITY, MS, FT enrollment: 11,068

ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 47 miles, FULTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,673

NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 58 miles, SENATOBIA, MS, FT enrollment: 3,842

SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS

about 61 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 6,979

JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 61 miles, JACKSON, TN, FT enrollment: 2,534

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

about 67 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 15,831