Colleges in Jefferson City Tennessee

County: Jefferson

Incorporated: 1901

Elevation: 1205 feet

Land Area: 5.30 square miles

Population Density: 1539 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 5.10%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (88.7%), Black (6.3%), Hispanic (2.7%), Two or more races (1.2%), Other race (1.1%), American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries (City): United States (17.1%), English (12.1%), Irish (9.4%), German (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), Italian (2.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (27.3 miles , pop. 173,890)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (143.6 miles , pop. 260,512)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (455.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: New Market, TN (1.9 miles ), Alpha, TN (2.5 miles ), Dandridge, TN (2.6 miles ), Strawberry Plains, TN (3.0 miles ), White Pine, TN (3.3 miles ), Rutledge, TN (3.4 miles ), Beech Springs, TN (3.4 miles ), Blaine, TN (3.5 miles )

Jefferson City Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage below state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

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

High school or higher: 66.20%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.70%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.50%

Colleges/Universities in Jefferson City:

CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 2,073, Location: 1646 S RUSSELL AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cn.edu, Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Jefferson City:

WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 14 miles, MORRISTOWN, TN, Full-time enrollment: 3,893

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

about 28 miles, KNOXVILLE, TN, FT enrollment: 23,333

PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 28 miles, KNOXVILLE, TN, FT enrollment: 5,196

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

about 52 miles, JOHNSON CITY, TN, FT enrollment: 9,498

ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 60 miles, HARRIMAN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,490

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

about 61 miles, ASHEVILLE, NC, FT enrollment: 2,759

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

about 63 miles, CULLOWHEE, NC, FT enrollment: 5,843