Georgia 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 Georgia 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 Americus. 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 Americus is right for you.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA QUICK STATSCounty: Sumter
Elevation: 420 feet
Land Area: 10.5 square miles
Population Density: 1576 people per square mile
Population: 16,524
Races (City): Black (58.3%), White Non-Hispanic (38.0%), Hispanic (2.5%), Other race (0.9%), Two or more races (0.7%), American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (9.0%), English (4.6%), German (4.3%), Irish (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), French (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (34.3 miles , pop. 76,939)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (116.9 miles , pop. 416,474)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (680.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Andersonville, GA (3.1 miles ), Plains, GA (3.2 miles ), Leslie, GA (3.4 miles ), Smithville, GA (3.5 miles ), Ellaville, GA (3.5 miles ), De Soto, GA (3.5 miles ), Oglethorpe, GA (4.2 miles ), Preston, GA (4.3 miles )
Americus Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 69.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.90%
Colleges/Universities in Americus:
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY Full-time enrollment: 1,967, Location: 800 WHEATLEY ST, Public, Website: www.gsw.edu, Offers Master's degree SOUTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FT enrollment: 896, Location: 1583 SOUTHER FIELD RD, Public, Website: www.sgatech.org)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Americus:
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY about 38 miles, ALBANY, GA, Full-time enrollment: 2,996 FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY about 39 miles, FT VALLEY, GA, FT enrollment: 2,233 COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY about 50 miles, COLUMBUS, GA, FT enrollment: 3,886 MACON STATE COLLEGE about 62 miles, MACON, GA, FT enrollment: 2,557 CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 62 miles, MACON, GA, FT enrollment: 2,383 MERCER UNIVERSITY about 63 miles, MACON, GA, FT enrollment: 5,859 GORDON COLLEGE about 70 miles, BARNESVILLE, GA, FT enrollment: 2,263
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