Colleges in Norfolk Virginia

County: Norfolk city

Elevation: 10 feet

Land Area: 53.7 square miles

Population Density: 4359 people per square mile

Population: 234,220

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (47.0%), Black (44.1%), Hispanic (3.8%), Two or more races (2.5%), Filipino (1.8%), Other race (1.7%), American Indian (1.1%)

Ancestries (City): German (8.6%), Irish (8.1%), English (6.9%), United States (5.2%), Italian (3.5%), French (2.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (223.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Portsmouth, VA (2.5 miles ), Chesapeake, VA (2.9 miles ), Virginia Beach, VA (3.2 miles ), Hampton, VA (3.4 miles ), Newport News, VA (4.2 miles ), Poquoson, VA (4.3 miles ), Smithfield, VA (4.6 miles ), Suffolk, VA (4.7 miles )

Norfolk Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage above state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

House age above state average.

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

High school or higher: 78.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 7.70%

Colleges/Universities in Norfolk:

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 13,330, Location: 5215 HAMPTON BLVD, Public, Website: www.odu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 11,042, Location: 121 COLLEGE PL, Public

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 5,820, Location: 700 PARK AVE, Public, Website: www.nsu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,204, Location: 1584 WESLEYAN DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: WWW.VWC.EDU

EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 690, Location: BOX 1980, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.evms.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY-NORFOLK

FT enrollment: 592, Location: 2428 ALMEDA AVE STE 316-318, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.jwu.edu

TIDEWATER TECH

FT enrollment: 452, Location: 7020 NORTH MILITARY HIGHWAY, Private, for-profit

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 325, Location: 863 GLENROCK RD STE 100, Private, for-profit, Website: www.itt-tech.edu

SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL SCH OF HLTH PROFS

FT enrollment: 71, Location: 600 GRESHAM DR JENKINS HALL, Private, not-for-profit

GHENT BEAUTY ACADEMY

FT enrollment: 66, Location: 2811 LaFayette Blvd., Private, for-profit, Website: BROFOLLICL@AOL.COM

WARDS CORNER BEAUTY ACADEMY

FT enrollment: 55, Location: 216 E LITTLE CREEK RD, Private, for-profit

HAMPTON ROADS SCHOOL OF HAIR TECHNOLOGY

FT enrollment: 52, Location: 3535F TIDEWATER DR, Private, for-profit

NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS SKILLS CENTER

FT enrollment: 51, Location: 922 W 21ST ST, Public, Website: www.nps.k12.va.us/schools/skillscenter/index.html

CENTRAL SCHOOL OF PRAC NRS AT NORFOLK TECH VOC CTR

FT enrollment: 29, Location: 1330 N MILITARY HWY, Public

VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF POLYGRAPH

Location: 7909 BROOKFIELD RD, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Norfolk:

ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

about 7 miles, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, Full-time enrollment: 2,083

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY

about 11 miles, HAMPTON, VA, FT enrollment: 5,249

THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 14 miles, Hampton, VA, FT enrollment: 3,884

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY

about 19 miles, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, FT enrollment: 4,432

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY

about 40 miles, WILLIAMSBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 7,133

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

about 67 miles, PETERSBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 3,641

JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 73 miles, CHESTER, VA, FT enrollment: 2,520