Colleges in Lexington Virginia

County: Lexington city

Incorporated: 1874

Land Area: 2.49 square miles

Population Density: 2808 people per square mile

Population: 7,003

Population change since 2000: 2.00%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (85.0%), Black (10.4%), Hispanic (1.6%), Two or more races (0.9%), Chinese (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): English (16.7%), German (16.3%), Irish (14.7%), United States (8.4%), Italian (6.2%), Scotch-Irish (5.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (30.3 miles , pop. 65,269)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (119.6 miles , pop. 223,891)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (277.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Buena Vista, VA (2.5 miles ), Glasgow, VA (3.2 miles ), Goshen, VA (3.8 miles ), Iron Gate, VA (4.4 miles ), Craigsville, VA (4.6 miles ), Clifton Forge, VA (4.6 miles ), Greenville, VA (4.7 miles ), Buchanan, VA (4.7 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Lexington: Stonewall Jackson Hospital Heliport

Lexington Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

House age above state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

High school or higher: 77.10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 21.60%

Colleges/Universities in Lexington:

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 2,063, Location: Washington Street, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www2.wlu.edu

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 1,300, Public, Website: www.vmi.edu)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Lexington:

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

about 32 miles, LYNCHBURG, VA, Full-time enrollment: 5,348

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 47 miles, ROANOKE, VA, FT enrollment: 3,535

NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE

about 49 miles, SALEM, VA, FT enrollment: 2,382

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS

about 53 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 19,602

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

about 56 miles, HARRISONBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 14,447

PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 56 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 2,012

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV

about 65 miles, BLACKSBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 25,754