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 La Plata. 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 La Plata is right for you.
Sorry, there are no featured Colleges in La Plata
LA PLATA, MISSOURI QUICK STATSCounty: Macon
Incorporated: 1881
Elevation: 941 feet
Land Area: 1.22 square miles
Population Density: 1211 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (97.4%), Hispanic (1.7%), Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): German (15.2%), United States (14.1%), English (10.7%), Irish (10.2%), French (2.6%), Italian (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, MO (74.9 miles , pop. 84,531)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (128.1 miles , pop. 441,545)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (281.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Gibbs, MO (2.5 miles) , Millard, MO (2.5 miles) , Atlanta, MO (2.9 miles ), Elmer, MO (3.1 miles) , South Gifford, MO (3.2 miles) , Brashear, MO (3.2 miles ), Kirksville, MO (3.5 miles ), Hurdland, MO (3.6 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in La Plata: Schneider Field Airport (Runways: 1)
La Plata Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly below state average.
LA PLATA, MISSOURI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 75.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.50%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to La Plata:
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY about 13 miles, KIRKSVILLE, MO, Full-time enrollment: 5,922 INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 70 miles, OTTUMWA, IA, FT enrollment: 2,744 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA about 81 miles, COLUMBIA, MO, FT enrollment: 21,444 COLUMBIA COLLEGE about 81 miles, COLUMBIA, MO, FT enrollment: 5,892 GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI about 87 miles, LAMONI, IA, FT enrollment: 2,026 WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY about 101 miles, MACOMB, IL, FT enrollment: 11,096 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY about 105 miles, JEFFERSON CITY, MO, FT enrollment: 2,580
In The Spotlight
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon Southern Oregon University (SOU) is a contemporary public liberal arts and sciences university with a growing national reputation for excellence ...
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon Southern Oregon University (SOU) is a contemporary public liberal arts and sciences university with a growing national reputation for excellence ...
Ashland University Ashland, Ohio Ashland University recognized by Princeton Review as best in the Midwest, by U.S. News and World Report as top tier ...
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona ASU is ranked one of the top 100 universities in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2010). ASU is ...
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Northeastern University (Northeastern) is a private research university located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. Northeastern's broad mix of experience-based ...
Colorado State University College of Business MBA Programs Colorado State University's (CSU) flexible and comprehensive Distance MBA Program (AACSB accredited since 1970) offers business professionals one of the ...