Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Charleston. 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 Charleston is right for you.
CHARLESTON, MISSOURI QUICK STATSCounty: Mississippi
Incorporated: 1872
Land Area: 4.68 square miles
Population Density: 1093 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 8.00%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (52.7%), Black (45.6%), Hispanic (1.1%), Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries (City): United States (9.5%), German (6.1%), English (6.0%), Irish (4.8%), Subsaharan African (3.1%), French (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (93.8 miles , pop. 59,643)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (127.8 miles , pop. 348,189)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (351.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Diehlstadt, MO (2.3 miles) , Bertrand, MO (2.4 miles ), Anniston, MO (2.6 miles ), Wilson City, MO (2.6 miles) , Wyatt, MO (2.7 miles ), East Prairie, MO (3.2 miles ), Miner, MO (3.3 miles ), Cairo, IL (3.3 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Charleston: Mississippi County Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 800, Local Ops: 2,000, Military Ops: 20)
Charleston Compared to State Average: Median household income significantly below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
CHARLESTON, MISSOURI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 66.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Charleston:
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY about 31 miles, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO, Full-time enrollment: 7,227 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE about 56 miles, CARBONDALE, IL, FT enrollment: 19,742 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN about 56 miles, MARTIN, TN, FT enrollment: 5,131 JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE about 61 miles, CARTERVILLE, IL, FT enrollment: 4,255 MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY about 63 miles, MURRAY, KY, FT enrollment: 7,676 UNION UNIVERSITY about 91 miles, JACKSON, TN, FT enrollment: 2,144 JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 96 miles, JACKSON, TN, FT enrollment: 2,534
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