South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 Lexington. 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 Lexington is right for you.
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LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK STATSCounty: Lexington
Incorporated: 1861
Elevation: 392 feet
Land Area: 5.68 square miles
Population Density: 2800 people per square mile
Population: 15,901
Population change since 2000: 62.40%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (82.6%), Black (12.5%), Hispanic (1.9%), Chinese (0.8%), Two or more races (0.7%), Other race (0.7%), Asian Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): German (14.3%), Irish (11.5%), English (11.4%), United States (9.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%), Italian (2.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dutch Fork, SC (8.6 miles , pop. 59,332)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (87.8 miles , pop. 540,828)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (534.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Red Bank, SC (1.8 miles ), Oak Grove, SC (2.3 miles ), Seven Oaks, SC (2.6 miles ), Springdale, SC (2.7 miles ), South Congaree, SC (2.7 miles ), Irmo, SC (2.9 miles ), Pine Ridge, SC (2.9 miles ), Dutch Fork, SC (2.9 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Lexington: Whiteplains Airport (Runways: 1)
Amtrak station near Lexington: 11 miles: COLUMBIA (850 PULASKI ST.)
Lexington Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Median age below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average. House age significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 87.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.00%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Lexington:
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 12 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, Full-time enrollment: 5,958 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA about 13 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 19,682 BENEDICT COLLEGE about 16 miles, COLUMBIA, SC, FT enrollment: 2,880 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN about 40 miles, AIKEN, SC, FT enrollment: 2,636 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY about 45 miles, ORANGEBURG, SC, FT enrollment: 3,971 PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 53 miles, GREENWOOD, SC, FT enrollment: 2,406 LANDER UNIVERSITY about 56 miles, Greenwood, SC, FT enrollment: 2,429
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