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 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.
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COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA QUICK STATSCounty: Platte
Elevation: 1449 feet
Land Area: 8.97 square miles
Population Density: 2407 people per square mile
Population: 21,595
Population change since 2000: 3.00%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (91.6%), Hispanic (6.7%), Other race (3.5%), Two or more races (1.0%), American Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (46.5%), Polish (12.4%), Irish (11.1%), Czech (7.4%), English (7.2%), Swedish (4.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (55.9 miles , pop. 225,581)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (500.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Richland, NE (2.7 miles) , Duncan, NE (2.8 miles ), Bellwood, NE (3.0 miles ), Platte Center, NE (3.1 miles ), Monroe, NE (3.6 miles ), Tarnov, NE (3.8 miles) , Schuyler, NE (3.9 miles ), Rising City, NE (4.1 miles )
Columbus Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. House age above state average.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 84.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.90%
Colleges/Universities in Columbus:
COLUMBUS BEAUTY SCHOOL Location: 2719 13TH ST, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Columbus:
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 36 miles, NORFOLK, NE, Full-time enrollment: 2,732 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN about 55 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 19,806 WAYNE STATE COLLEGE about 58 miles, WAYNE, NE, FT enrollment: 3,026 SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA about 59 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 5,137 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA about 63 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 10,150 CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY about 63 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 5,806 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER about 63 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 2,448
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