Colleges in Staunton Virginia

County: Staunton city

Incorporated: 1801

Elevation: 1402 feet

Land Area: 19.7 square miles

Population Density: 1216 people per square mile

Population: 23,967

Population change since 2000: 0.50%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (82.7%), Black (14.0%), Two or more races (1.6%), Hispanic (1.1%), American Indian (0.6%), Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries (City): United States (18.2%), German (13.9%), English (10.0%), Irish (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%), Italian (2.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (52.4 miles , pop. 65,269)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (123.3 miles , pop. 572,059)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (246.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Jolivue, VA (1.7 miles ), Verona, VA (2.2 miles ), Fishersville, VA (2.7 miles ), Stuarts Draft, VA (3.1 miles ), Lyndhurst, VA (3.4 miles ), Greenville, VA (3.4 miles ), Waynesboro, VA (3.4 miles ), Weyers Cave, VA (3.5 miles )

Staunton Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

House age above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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

High school or higher: 75.60%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.40%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.00%

Colleges/Universities in Staunton:

MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,195, Location: NEW & FREDERICK ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.mbc.edu, Offers Master's degree

STAUNTON SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY

FT enrollment: 20, Location: 128 E BEVERLEY ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Staunton:

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

about 23 miles, HARRISONBURG, VA, Full-time enrollment: 14,447

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS

about 31 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 19,602

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

about 33 miles, LEXINGTON, VA, FT enrollment: 2,063

PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 34 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 2,012

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

about 56 miles, LYNCHBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 5,348

LONGWOOD COLLEGE

about 70 miles, FARMVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 3,557

LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 76 miles, MIDDLETOWN, VA, FT enrollment: 2,064