Colleges in Atchison Kansas

County: Atchison

Elevation: 950 feet

Land Area: 6.83 square miles

Population Density: 1523 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 1.70%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (87.1%), Black (7.8%), Hispanic (2.6%), Two or more races (2.0%), American Indian (1.3%), Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): German (27.5%), Irish (15.6%), United States (9.1%), English (8.8%), Dutch (3.1%), Italian (2.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Joseph, MO (20.6 miles , pop. 73,990)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (45.5 miles , pop. 441,545)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (421.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Lewis and Clark Village, MO (2.2 miles) , Rushville, MO (2.4 miles ), Lancaster, KS (3.1 miles ), Iatan, MO (3.1 miles) , De Kalb, MO (3.3 miles ), Huron, KS (3.6 miles) , Denton, KS (3.7 miles) , Effingham, KS (3.8 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Atchison: Amelia Earhart Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 50, Itinerant Ops: 5,000, Local Ops: 11,000, Military Ops: 50)

Atchison 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 below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

House age significantly above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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

High school or higher: 84.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.40%

Graduate or professional degree: 9.00%

Colleges/Universities in Atchison:

BENEDICTINE COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,060, Location: 1020 N 2ND ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.benedictine.edu, Offers Master's degree

NORTHEAST KANSAS AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 108, Location: 1501 W RILEY ST, Public)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Atchison:

MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE

about 24 miles, ST JOSEPH, MO, Full-time enrollment: 4,329

PARK UNIVERSITY

about 34 miles, PARKVILLE, MO, FT enrollment: 4,180

KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 37 miles, KANSAS CITY, KS, FT enrollment: 2,837

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER

about 39 miles, KANSAS CITY, KS, FT enrollment: 2,168

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 39 miles, KANSAS CITY, MO, FT enrollment: 2,998

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS

about 43 miles, LAWRENCE, KS, FT enrollment: 22,506

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES

about 46 miles, KANSAS CITY, MO, FT enrollment: 2,259