Colleges in Harrisburg Pennsylvania

County: Dauphin

Elevation: 320 feet

Land Area: 8.11 square miles

Population Density: 5813 people per square mile

Population: 47,148

Races (City): Black (54.8%), White Non-Hispanic (28.6%), Hispanic (11.7%), Other race (6.5%), Two or more races (3.6%), Vietnamese (1.9%), American Indian (1.1%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (9.6%), Irish (4.6%), Italian (3.7%), United States (3.5%), English (2.2%), Subsaharan African (2.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (34.1 miles , pop. 56,348)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (67.9 miles , pop. 651,154)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (93.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Penbrook borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Wormleysburg borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Lemoyne borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Paxtang borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Progress, PA (1.6 miles ), New Cumberland borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Lower Allen, PA (1.8 miles ), Camp Hill borough, PA (1.8 miles )

Harrisburg Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage above state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

House age significantly above state average.

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

High school or higher: 72.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.30%

Graduate or professional degree: 5.70%

Colleges/Universities in Harrisburg:

HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG

Full-time enrollment: 4,653, Location: ONE HACC DR, Public

THOMPSON INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 367, Location: 5650 DERRY ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.thompsoninstitute.org

WIDENER UNIVERSITY-HARRISBURG CAMPUS

FT enrollment: 337, Location: 3800 VARTAN WAY, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree

ACADEMY OF MEDICAL ARTS AND BUSINESS

FT enrollment: 213, Location: 2301 ACADEMY DR, Private, for-profit, Website: www.Acadcampus.com

EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 48, Location: 3941 JONESTOWN RD, Private, for-profit, Website: www.empirebeauty.com

AAA TRAVEL INSTITUTE

Location: 2301 PAXTON CHURCH RD, Private, for-profit

PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED-CENTRAL OFF

Location: 2986 N 2ND ST DIXON UNIV CTR, Public, Website: www.sshechan.edu, Offers Doctor's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Harrisburg:

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG

about 10 miles, MIDDLETOWN, PA, Full-time enrollment: 2,064

MESSIAH COLLEGE

about 11 miles, GRANTHAM, PA, FT enrollment: 2,761

DICKINSON COLLEGE

about 18 miles, CARLISLE, PA, FT enrollment: 2,098

YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA

about 24 miles, YORK, PA, FT enrollment: 4,541

MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

about 34 miles, MILLERSVILLE, PA, FT enrollment: 6,384

SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

about 34 miles, SHIPPENSBURG, PA, FT enrollment: 6,330

GETTYSBURG COLLEGE

about 36 miles, GETTYSBURG, PA, FT enrollment: 2,216