Colleges in Columbia Missouri

County: Boone

Incorporated: 1826

Elevation: 758 feet

Land Area: 53.1 square miles

Population Density: 1898 people per square mile

Population: 100,733

Population change since 2000: 19.20%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (80.4%), Black (10.9%), Two or more races (2.1%), Hispanic (2.1%), Chinese (1.3%), Asian Indian (0.9%), American Indian (0.9%), Other race (0.8%), Other Asian (0.8%), Korean (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): German (25.7%), Irish (13.5%), English (12.9%), United States (7.2%), Italian (2.9%), French (2.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (114.9 miles , pop. 348,189)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (316.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: McBaine, MO (2.7 miles) , Lupus, MO (3.1 miles) , Wooldridge, MO (3.2 miles) , Rocheport, MO (3.5 miles ), Ashland, MO (3.6 miles ), Hallsville, MO (3.6 miles ), Jamestown, MO (3.9 miles ), Harrisburg, MO (3.9 miles) .

Columbia Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.

House age below state average.

Number of college students above state average.

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

High school or higher: 91.10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 50.50%

Graduate or professional degree: 24.00%

Colleges/Universities in Columbia:

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA

Full-time enrollment: 21,444, Location: 105 JESSE HALL, Public, Website: www.missouri.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

COLUMBIA COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 5,892, Location: 1001 ROGERS, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.ccis.edu, Offers Master's degree

STEPHENS COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 589, Location: 1200 E BROADWAY, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.stephens.edu, Offers Master's degree

COLUMBIA AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 102, Location: 4203 S PROVIDENCE RD, Public, Website: www.career-center.org

JERRYS SCHOOL OF HAIRSTYLING

FT enrollment: 27, Location: 217 N 9TH ST, Private, for-profit

COLUMBIA BEAUTY ACADEMY

FT enrollment: 24, Location: 1729 W BROADWAY - SUITE #5, Private, for-profit, Website: lbuxton573@aol.com

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-SYSTEMS OFFICE

Location: 104 UNIVERSITY HALL, Public, Website: www.system.missouri.edu, Offers Doctor's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Columbia:

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

about 30 miles, JEFFERSON CITY, MO, Full-time enrollment: 2,580

CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

about 77 miles, Warrensburg, MO, FT enrollment: 8,957

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA

about 81 miles, ROLLA, MO, FT enrollment: 4,181

TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY

about 87 miles, KIRKSVILLE, MO, FT enrollment: 5,922

ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 94 miles, ST PETERS, MO, FT enrollment: 3,301

LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY

about 94 miles, ST CHARLES, MO, FT enrollment: 5,116

MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS

about 104 miles, ST LOUIS, MO, FT enrollment: 2,094