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 Rome. 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 Rome is right for you.
ROME, GEORGIA QUICK STATSCounty: Floyd
Elevation: 605 feet
Land Area: 29.4 square miles
Population Density: 1227 people per square mile
Population: 36,041
Population change since 2000: 3.00%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (59.2%), Black (27.7%), Hispanic (10.3%), Other race (5.6%), Two or more races (1.6%), American Indian (0.7%), Asian Indian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (13.2%), English (6.9%), Irish (6.7%), German (4.2%), Scottish (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Marietta, GA (42.6 miles , pop. 58,748)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (56.6 miles , pop. 416,474)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (541.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Lindale, GA (2.2 miles ), Shannon, GA (2.9 miles ), Armuchee, GA (2.9 miles ), Plainville, GA (3.6 miles ), Cave Spring, GA (3.7 miles ), Kingston, GA (3.7 miles ), Little Sand Mountain, GA (4.0 miles ), Lyerly, GA (4.0 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Rome: Richard B Russell Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 18,668, Local Ops: 17,354, Military Ops: 681)
Rome Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
ROME, GEORGIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 68.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.00%
Colleges/Universities in Rome:
SHORTER COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 1,896, Location: 315 SHORTER AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.shorter.edu, Offers Master's degree FLOYD COLLEGE FT enrollment: 1,443, Location: PO BOX 1864, Public, Website: www.fc.peachnet.edu COOSA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FT enrollment: 1,401, Location: ONE MAURICE CULBERSON DR, Public, Website: www.cvtcollege.org)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Rome:
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY about 37 miles, KENNESAW, GA, Full-time enrollment: 9,589 GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 41 miles, GADSDEN, AL, FT enrollment: 3,360 LIFE UNIVERSITY about 44 miles, MARIETTA, GA, FT enrollment: 2,881 SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY about 44 miles, MARIETTA, GA, FT enrollment: 2,559 CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 44 miles, MARIETTA, GA, FT enrollment: 2,012 JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY about 46 miles, JACKSONVILLE, AL, FT enrollment: 6,418 STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA about 48 miles, CARROLLTON, GA, FT enrollment: 7,241
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