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 Columbus. 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 Columbus is right for you.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA QUICK STATSCounty: Muscogee
Elevation: 300 feet
Land Area: 216.1 square miles
Population Density: 861 people per square mile
Population: 186,097
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (48.6%), Black (43.9%), Hispanic (4.5%), Other race (1.9%), Two or more races (1.9%), American Indian (0.8%), Korean (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (9.8%), German (6.7%), Irish (6.6%), English (6.2%), Italian (1.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (78.7 miles , pop. 201,568)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (646.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Bibb City, GA (1.8 miles ), Phenix City, AL (2.2 miles ), Ladonia, AL (3.0 miles ), Fort Benning South, GA (3.0 miles ), Smiths, AL (3.1 miles ), Smiths-Salem, AL (3.4 miles ), Fort Benning, GA (3.7 miles ), Cusseta, GA (4.0 miles )
Columbus Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
10
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
16
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
7
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
22
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
29
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
16
Population 25 and Older:109,115
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
27,753
Grades 9 through 12
10,700
College or graduate school
13,051
Total Enrolled:51,504
High school or higher: 79.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.00%
Colleges/Universities in Columbus:
COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY Full-time enrollment: 3,886, Location: 4225 UNIVERSITY AVE, Public, Website: www.colstate.edu, Offers Master's degree COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE FT enrollment: 1,110, Location: 928 MANCHESTER EXPY, Public, Website: www.columbustech.org RIVERTOWN SCHOOL OF BEAUTY FT enrollment: 82, Location: 3750 WOODRUFF RD, Private, for-profit, Website: rtownscbeauty@mindspring.com SOUTHEASTERN BEAUTY SCHOOL FT enrollment: 54, Location: 3448 N LUMPKIN RD, Private, for-profit SOUTHEASTERN BEAUTY SCHOOL FT enrollment: 29, Location: 1826 MIDTOWN DR, Private, for-profit BEACON COLLEGE FT enrollment: 13, Location: 6003 Veterans Parkway, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.beacon.edu CALVARY CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES INC Location: 1638 13TH AVE, Private, not-for-profit MEDICAL CENTER INC-SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY Location: 710 CENTER ST HOSPITAL DRAWER 85, Private, not-for-profit MEADOWS JUNIOR COLLEGE Location: 1170 BROWN AVE, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Columbus:
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS about 33 miles, AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL, Full-time enrollment: 19,703 TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY about 46 miles, TUSKEGEE, AL, FT enrollment: 2,732 SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 59 miles, WADLEY, AL, FT enrollment: 2,925 GORDON COLLEGE about 62 miles, BARNESVILLE, GA, FT enrollment: 2,263 FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY about 62 miles, FT VALLEY, GA, FT enrollment: 2,233 STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA about 76 miles, CARROLLTON, GA, FT enrollment: 7,241 TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS about 76 miles, TROY, AL, FT enrollment: 9,143
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