Colleges in Columbia South Carolina

County: Richland

Incorporated: 1805

Elevation: 314 feet

Land Area: 125.2 square miles

Population Density: 1014 people per square mile

Population: 127,029

Population change since 2000: 9.20%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (48.2%), Black (46.0%), Hispanic (3.0%), Two or more races (1.4%), Other race (1.4%), American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): German (8.3%), English (7.7%), Irish (6.2%), United States (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Scottish (2.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (83.0 miles , pop. 540,828)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (525.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Forest Acres, SC (1.7 miles ), Arcadia Lakes, SC (1.9 miles ), West Columbia, SC (2.1 miles ), Cayce, SC (2.2 miles ), Dentsville, SC (2.3 miles ), Woodfield, SC (2.3 miles ), St. Andrews, SC (2.3 miles ), Springdale, SC (2.6 miles )

Columbia Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 82.30%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.70%

Graduate or professional degree: 14.30%

Colleges/Universities in Columbia:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA

Full-time enrollment: 19,682, Public, Website: www.sc.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 5,958, Location: PO BOX 2408, Public, Website: www.midlandstech.com

BENEDICT COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 2,880, Location: 1600 HARDEN ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.benedict.edu

COLUMBIA COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,272, Location: 1301 COLUMBIA COLLEGE DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.columbiacollegesc.edu, Offers Master's degree

COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 888, Location: 7435 MONTICELLO RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.ciu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

ALLEN UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 169, Location: 1530 HARDEN ST, Private, not-for-profit

COLUMBIA JUNIOR COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 150, Location: 3810 MAIN ST, Private, for-profit

LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SOUTHERN SEMINARY

FT enrollment: 128, Location: 4201 N MAIN ST, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree

KENNETH SHULER SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY & NAIL DESIGN

FT enrollment: 99, Location: 449 ST ANDREWS RD, Private, for-profit, Website: ksschool1@aol.com

PALMETTO BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF MED TECH

Location: TAYLOR AT MARION ST, Private, not-for-profit

PAL TRAVEL SCHOOL

Location: 2301 BELTLINE BLVD, Private, for-profit

SOUTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE

Location: 10 DIAMOND LN, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Columbia:

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

about 42 miles, ORANGEBURG, SC, Full-time enrollment: 3,971

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN

about 51 miles, AIKEN, SC, FT enrollment: 2,636

YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 62 miles, ROCK HILL, SC, FT enrollment: 2,221

PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 65 miles, GREENWOOD, SC, FT enrollment: 2,406

LANDER UNIVERSITY

about 68 miles, Greenwood, SC, FT enrollment: 2,429

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

about 69 miles, ROCK HILL, SC, FT enrollment: 4,976

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

about 69 miles, AUGUSTA, GA, FT enrollment: 3,778