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 Plains. 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 Plains is right for you.
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PLAINS, KANSAS QUICK STATSCounty: Meade
Elevation: 2760 feet
Land Area: 0.99 square miles
Population Density: 1107 people per square mile
Population: 1,095
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (71.6%), Hispanic (26.2%), Other race (14.3%), American Indian (2.4%), Two or more races (2.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (31.2%), Irish (12.4%), English (10.7%), United States (8.3%), Dutch (4.9%), French (2.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amarillo, TX (158.9 miles , pop. 173,627)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Wichita, KS (181.1 miles , pop. 344,284)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (376.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Kismet, KS (2.7 miles ), Meade, KS (3.7 miles ), Copeland, KS (4.4 miles ), Sublette, KS (4.5 miles ), Fowler, KS (4.8 miles ), Liberal, KS (4.9 miles ), Montezuma, KS (4.9 miles ), Forgan, OK (5.0 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Plains: Plains Municipal Airport (Runways: 3, Itinerant Ops: 1,000, Local Ops: 2,500)
Plains Compared to State Average: Median house value significantly below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
PLAINS, KANSAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 79.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.20%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.10%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Plains:
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 127 miles, GREAT BEND, KS, Full-time enrollment: 2,268 FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY about 132 miles, HAYS, KS, FT enrollment: 4,572 HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 156 miles, HUTCHINSON, KS, FT enrollment: 2,268 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY about 160 miles, WEATHERFORD, OK, FT enrollment: 4,360 AMARILLO COLLEGE about 162 miles, AMARILLO, TX, FT enrollment: 4,876 WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY about 174 miles, WICHITA, KS, FT enrollment: 10,403 WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY about 175 miles, CANYON, TX, FT enrollment: 5,476
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