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On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Decatur. 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 Decatur is right for you.
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DECATUR, TENNESSEE QUICK STATSCounty: Meigs
Elevation: 788 feet
Land Area: 2.56 square miles
Population Density: 577 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 5.80%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (97.9%), Black (0.9%)
Ancestries (City): United States (15.6%), Irish (9.4%), English (5.6%), German (5.3%), French (1.4%), Italian (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (42.3 miles , pop. 155,554)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (118.8 miles , pop. 545,524)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (464.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Ten Mile, TN (3.2 miles ), Calhoun-Riceville, TN (3.4 miles ), Big Spring-East View, TN (3.4 miles ), Athens, TN (3.4 miles ), Spring City, TN (3.5 miles ), Dayton, TN (3.5 miles ), Niota, TN (3.7 miles ), Calhoun, TN (4.0 miles )
Decatur Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
DECATUR, TENNESSEE EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 63.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.90%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Decatur:
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 32 miles, HARRIMAN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,490 CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 41 miles, CHATTANOOGA, TN, FT enrollment: 4,821 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA about 44 miles, CHATTANOOGA, TN, FT enrollment: 6,914 TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY about 57 miles, COOKEVILLE, TN, FT enrollment: 7,204 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE about 57 miles, KNOXVILLE, TN, FT enrollment: 23,333
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