Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Roanoke. 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 Roanoke is right for you.
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA QUICK STATSCounty: Roanoke city
Incorporated: 1874
Elevation: 940 feet
Land Area: 42.9 square miles
Population Density: 2168 people per square mile
Population: 92,967
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (68.8%), Black (26.7%), Two or more races (1.8%), Hispanic (1.5%), Other race (0.7%), American Indian (0.7%), Vietnamese (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (12.5%), German (9.5%), English (9.1%), Irish (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Italian (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (83.1 miles , pop. 223,891)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (320.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Vinton, VA (1.8 miles ), Cave Spring, VA (2.0 miles ), Hollins, VA (2.1 miles ), Salem, VA (2.4 miles ), Cloverdale, VA (2.5 miles ), Laymantown, VA (2.9 miles ), Daleville, VA (3.1 miles ), Blue Ridge, VA (3.2 miles )
Roanoke Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. House age above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 76.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.70%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.60%
Colleges/Universities in Roanoke:
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 3,535, Location: 3095 COLONIAL AVE, Public, Website: www.vw.cc.va.us HOLLINS UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 911, Location: 7916 WILLIAMSON RD NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.hollins.edu, Offers Master's degree COMMUNITY HOSP OF ROANOKE VALLEY COLL OF HLTH SCI FT enrollment: 432, Location: 920 S JEFFERSON ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.chs.edu ECPI TECHNICAL COLLEGE FT enrollment: 299, Location: 5234 AIRPORT RD, Private, for-profit, Website: www.ecpi.edu DOMINION COLLEGE FT enrollment: 221, Location: 5372 FALLOWATER LN STE B, Private, for-profit, Website: www.dominioncollege.org VIRGINIA CAREERS ACADEMY FT enrollment: 92, Location: 3312 WILLIAMSON RD NW, Private, for-profit, Website: vhafao@aol.com ATI HOLLYWOOD FT enrollment: 57, Location: 3535 D FRANKLIN RD SW, Private, for-profit, Website: ATIHOLLYWOOD.COM CARILION ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSP SCH OF PRACT NURS FT enrollment: 35, Location: PO BOX 13367, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.carilion.com CARILION MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF CLINICAL LAB SCI FT enrollment: 5, Location: BELLEVIEW AND JEFFERSON ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.carilion.com)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Roanoke:
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE about 7 miles, SALEM, VA, Full-time enrollment: 2,382 VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV about 23 miles, BLACKSBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 25,754 RADFORD UNIVERSITY about 35 miles, RADFORD, VA, FT enrollment: 8,034 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY about 42 miles, LYNCHBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 5,348 NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 42 miles, DUBLIN, VA, FT enrollment: 2,262 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY about 45 miles, LEXINGTON, VA, FT enrollment: 2,063 CONCORD COLLEGE about 59 miles, ATHENS, WV, FT enrollment: 2,723
In The Spotlight
Old Dominion University English Language Center Established in 1981, the English Language Center (ELC) at Old Dominion University's (ODU) offers a range of intensive and semi-intensive, ...
Old Dominion University English Language Center Established in 1981, the English Language Center (ELC) at Old Dominion University's (ODU) offers a range of intensive and semi-intensive, ...
Old Dominion University English Language Center Established in 1981, the English Language Center (ELC) at Old Dominion University's (ODU) offers a range of intensive and semi-intensive, ...
Old Dominion University English Language Center Established in 1981, the English Language Center (ELC) at Old Dominion University's (ODU) offers a range of intensive and semi-intensive, ...
Old Dominion University English Language Center Established in 1981, the English Language Center (ELC) at Old Dominion University's (ODU) offers a range of intensive and semi-intensive, ...
Old Dominion University English Language Center Established in 1981, the English Language Center (ELC) at Old Dominion University's (ODU) offers a range of intensive and semi-intensive, ...
Jump to other Study
in
the USA
websites. 
Argentina
Australia
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Columbia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Oman
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
Close Window
Median household income below state average.
