Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Colchester. 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 Colchester is right for you.
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COLCHESTER, CONNECTICUT QUICK STATSCounty: New London
Elevation: 475 feet
Land Area: 49.1 square miles
Population Density: 318 people per square mile
Population: 15,578
Population change since 2000: 7.10%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (94.5%), Hispanic (1.9%), Black (1.4%), Two or more races (1.3%), American Indian (0.9%), Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): Irish (21.5%), Italian (15.8%), English (14.5%), Polish (14.0%), German (12.7%), French (10.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, CT (17.5 miles , pop. 54,740)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (59.6 miles , pop. 448,248)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (93.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: East Haddam, CT (2.4 miles ), Lebanon, CT (2.5 miles ), Hebron, CT (2.5 miles ), Moodus, CT (2.7 miles ), Salem, CT (2.7 miles ), Marlborough, CT (2.8 miles ), Lake Pocotopaug, CT (2.8 miles ), Terramuggus, CT (2.9 miles )
Colchester Compared to State Average: Median household income above state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. Number of rooms per house above state average.
COLCHESTER, CONNECTICUT EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 89.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.80%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Colchester:
EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 13 miles, WILLIMANTIC, CT, Full-time enrollment: 4,165 WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY about 17 miles, MIDDLETOWN, CT, FT enrollment: 2,993 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT about 18 miles, STORRS, CT, FT enrollment: 16,952 TRINITY COLLEGE about 22 miles, HARTFORD, CT, FT enrollment: 2,056 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 24 miles, NEW BRITAIN, CT, FT enrollment: 8,967 MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 25 miles, MANCHESTER, CT, FT enrollment: 2,863 UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD about 27 miles, WEST HARTFORD, CT, FT enrollment: 5,557
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