Colleges in Crete Nebraska

County: Saline

Incorporated: 1872

Land Area: 2.37 square miles

Population Density: 2632 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 3.50%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (80.8%), Hispanic (13.5%), Other race (6.9%), Two or more races (1.8%), Vietnamese (1.7%), American Indian (1.0%), Other Asian (0.9%), Black (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (37.4%), Czech (15.5%), Irish (11.2%), English (7.9%), United States (4.0%), Swedish (2.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (19.6 miles , pop. 225,581)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (489.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Dorchester, NE (2.9 miles ), Wilber, NE (3.1 miles ), Denton, NE (3.2 miles) , Hallam, NE (3.3 miles ), Sprague, NE (3.3 miles) , Milford, NE (3.4 miles ), Pleasant Dale, NE (3.4 miles ), Clatonia, NE (3.5 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Crete: Crete Municipal Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 100, Itinerant Ops: 3,320, Local Ops: 19,700, Military Ops: 300)

Amtrak station near Crete: 19 miles: LINCOLN (201 N. 7TH ST.)

Crete Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age below state average.

House age above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 73.50%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 5.40%

Colleges/Universities in Crete:

DOANE COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,714, Location: 1014 BOSWELL, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.doane.edu, Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Crete:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN

about 20 miles, LINCOLN, NE, Full-time enrollment: 19,806

SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA

about 22 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 5,137

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA

about 62 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 10,150

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

about 62 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 5,806

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

about 62 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 2,448

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY

about 66 miles, BELLEVUE, NE, FT enrollment: 2,723

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA

about 70 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 6,175