Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Athens. 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 Athens is right for you.
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ATHENS, TENNESSEE QUICK STATSCounty: McMinn
Incorporated: 1870
Elevation: 867 feet
Land Area: 13.5 square miles
Population Density: 1054 people per square mile
Population: 14,275
Population change since 2000: 8.00%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (85.1%), Black (9.3%), Hispanic (3.0%), Other race (1.3%), Two or more races (1.3%), American Indian (0.7%), Japanese (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (24.3%), Irish (9.2%), English (8.4%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), Scottish (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (46.8 miles , pop. 155,554)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (117.3 miles , pop. 416,474)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (472.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Niota, TN (2.3 miles ), Englewood, TN (2.6 miles ), Etowah, TN (3.0 miles ), Calhoun-Riceville, TN (3.1 miles ), Decatur, TN (3.4 miles ), Sweetwater, TN (3.6 miles ), Calhoun, TN (3.7 miles ), Charleston, TN (3.8 miles )
Athens Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
ATHENS, TENNESSEE EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 71.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.20%
Colleges/Universities in Athens:
TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 674, Location: PO BOX 40, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.twcnet.edu TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT ATHENS FT enrollment: 212, Location: 1635 VO TECH DR, Public, Website: www.athens.tec.tn.us)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Athens:
LEE UNIVERSITY about 25 miles, CLEVELAND, TN, Full-time enrollment: 3,171 CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 25 miles, CLEVELAND, TN, FT enrollment: 2,022 ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 33 miles, HARRIMAN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,490 CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 46 miles, CHATTANOOGA, TN, FT enrollment: 4,821 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA about 48 miles, CHATTANOOGA, TN, FT enrollment: 6,914 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE about 52 miles, KNOXVILLE, TN, FT enrollment: 23,333 PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 52 miles, KNOXVILLE, TN, FT enrollment: 5,196
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