Colleges in Bolivar Missouri

County: Polk

Incorporated: 1835

Elevation: 1056 feet

Land Area: 6.27 square miles

Population Density: 1757 people per square mile

Population: 11,013

Population change since 2000: 20.50%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.7%), Hispanic (1.4%), American Indian (1.2%), Two or more races (1.2%), Black (0.9%)

Ancestries (City): German (15.9%), English (13.8%), United States (12.5%), Irish (12.1%), Scottish (3.1%), French (2.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MO (29.6 miles , pop. 151,580)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (118.8 miles , pop. 441,545)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (383.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580)

Nearest cities: Aldrich, MO (2.9 miles) , Fair Play, MO (3.0 miles ), Morrisville, MO (3.0 miles ), Halfway, MO (3.1 miles) , Pleasant Hope, MO (3.6 miles ), Flemington, MO (3.8 miles) , Humansville, MO (4.0 miles ), Walnut Grove, MO (4.0 miles )

Bolivar Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

House age below state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 77.60%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.10%

Colleges/Universities in Bolivar:

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 2,612, Location: 1600 UNIVERSITY AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree

CLASSIC COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY

Location: 1820 S SPRINGFIELD, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Bolivar:

OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 25 miles, SPRINGFIELD, MO, Full-time enrollment: 3,756

DRURY UNIVERSITY

about 29 miles, Springfield, MO, FT enrollment: 3,125

SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

about 33 miles, SPRINGFIELD, MO, FT enrollment: 14,680

MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE

about 70 miles, JOPLIN, MO, FT enrollment: 4,569

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

about 73 miles, PITTSBURG, KS, FT enrollment: 5,566

CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

about 83 miles, Warrensburg, MO, FT enrollment: 8,957

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

about 90 miles, JEFFERSON CITY, MO, FT enrollment: 2,580