Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Independence. 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 Independence is right for you.
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INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS QUICK STATSCounty: Montgomery
Elevation: 826 feet
Land Area: 4.97 square miles
Population Density: 1859 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (84.9%), Black (7.2%), Hispanic (3.8%), Two or more races (2.9%), American Indian (2.8%), Other race (1.1%)
Ancestries (City): German (18.6%), Irish (13.5%), English (12.4%), United States (10.8%), French (3.8%), Scottish (3.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (76.9 miles , pop. 393,049)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (312.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Liberty, KS (2.8 miles) , Cherryvale, KS (3.0 miles ), Elk City, KS (3.4 miles ), Dearing, KS (3.4 miles ), Neodesha, KS (3.7 miles ), Coffeyville, KS (3.7 miles ), Tyro, KS (3.8 miles ), Havana, KS (4.0 miles) .
Independence 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. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. House age significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 82.80%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.90%
Colleges/Universities in Independence:
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 700, Location: BROOKSIDE DR AND COL AVE, Public, Website: www.indy.cc.ks.us)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Independence:
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY about 57 miles, PITTSBURG, KS, Full-time enrollment: 5,566 COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 66 miles, ARKANSAS CITY, KS, FT enrollment: 2,392 MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE about 68 miles, JOPLIN, MO, FT enrollment: 4,569 BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 76 miles, EL DORADO, KS, FT enrollment: 4,250 UNIVERSITY OF TULSA about 77 miles, TULSA, OK, FT enrollment: 3,760 TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 79 miles, TULSA, OK, FT enrollment: 8,727 ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY about 83 miles, TULSA, OK, FT enrollment: 3,309
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