Colleges in Harrisonburg Virginia

County: Harrisonburg city

Incorporated: 1849

Elevation: 1352 feet

Land Area: 17.6 square miles

Population Density: 2506 people per square mile

Population: 44,015

Population change since 2000: 8.80%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (80.1%), Hispanic (8.8%), Black (5.9%), Other race (3.3%), Two or more races (2.6%), Korean (0.8%), Other Asian (0.7%), Chinese (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (20.0%), Irish (10.3%), English (9.6%), United States (9.2%), Italian (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (73.7 miles , pop. 65,269)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (105.5 miles , pop. 572,059)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (226.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Dayton, VA (2.0 miles ), Bridgewater, VA (2.6 miles ), Mount Crawford, VA (2.7 miles ), Massanutten, VA (2.8 miles ), Weyers Cave, VA (3.3 miles ), Broadway, VA (3.5 miles ), Grottoes, VA (3.5 miles ), Elkton, VA (3.7 miles )

Harrisonburg Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

High school or higher: 76.80%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.20%

Graduate or professional degree: 11.70%

Colleges/Universities in Harrisonburg:

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 14,447, Public, Website: www.jmu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 1,238, Location: 1200 PARK RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.emu.edu, Offers Master's degree

HARRISONBURG BEAUTY COLLEGE

Location: 92 S MAIN, Private, for-profit

ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF MED TECHN

Location: 235 CANTRELL AVE, Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Harrisonburg:

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS

about 35 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Full-time enrollment: 19,602

PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 36 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 2,012

LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 53 miles, MIDDLETOWN, VA, FT enrollment: 2,064

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

about 56 miles, LEXINGTON, VA, FT enrollment: 2,063

SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY

about 63 miles, WINCHESTER, VA, FT enrollment: 2,030

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE

about 77 miles, FREDERICKSBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 3,731

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

about 78 miles, LYNCHBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 5,348