Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Amherst. 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 Amherst is right for you.
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AMHERST, NEBRASKA QUICK STATSCounty: Buffalo
Elevation: 2235 feet
Land Area: 0.22 square miles
Population Density: 1240 people per square mile
Population: 272
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (98.9%), American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): German (63.2%), Irish (15.2%), United States (11.2%), English (10.5%), Polish (9.0%), Danish (3.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (135.8 miles , pop. 225,581)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (572.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Riverdale, NE (2.6 miles ), Miller, NE (3.0 miles) , Elm Creek, NE (3.2 miles ), Pleasanton, NE (3.6 miles ), Kearney, NE (3.7 miles ), Sumner, NE (3.8 miles ), Overton, NE (3.9 miles ), Hazard, NE (4.5 miles) .
Amherst Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage significantly below state average. House age significantly above state average. Number of college students below state average.
AMHERST, NEBRASKA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 88.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Amherst:
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY about 11 miles, KEARNEY, NE, Full-time enrollment: 5,588 CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 41 miles, GRAND ISLAND, NE, FT enrollment: 3,730 NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 115 miles, NORFOLK, NE, FT enrollment: 2,732 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN about 135 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 19,806 FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY about 136 miles, HAYS, KS, FT enrollment: 4,572 SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA about 139 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 5,137 WAYNE STATE COLLEGE about 151 miles, WAYNE, NE, FT enrollment: 3,026
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