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 Portland. 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 Portland is right for you.
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PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT QUICK STATSCounty: Middlesex
Elevation: 150 feet
Land Area: 4.93 square miles
Population Density: 1181 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (92.6%), Black (3.2%), Hispanic (2.3%), Two or more races (1.5%), American Indian (0.6%), Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): Italian (23.3%), Irish (19.2%), English (13.6%), German (11.7%), Polish (10.5%), French (7.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Meriden, CT (9.6 miles , pop. 58,244)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (54.0 miles , pop. 448,248)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (82.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Middletown, CT (1.6 miles ), Cromwell, CT (1.7 miles ), Rocky Hill, CT (2.4 miles ), East Hampton, CT (2.5 miles ), Middlefield, CT (2.5 miles ), East Hampton, CT (2.5 miles ), Lake Pocotopaug, CT (2.6 miles )
Portland Compared to 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. Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 85.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.60%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Portland:
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY about 3 miles, MIDDLETOWN, CT, Full-time enrollment: 2,993 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 10 miles, NEW BRITAIN, CT, FT enrollment: 8,967 TRINITY COLLEGE about 12 miles, HARTFORD, CT, FT enrollment: 2,056 MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 16 miles, MANCHESTER, CT, FT enrollment: 2,863 UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD about 16 miles, WEST HARTFORD, CT, FT enrollment: 5,557 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY about 19 miles, HAMDEN, CT, FT enrollment: 5,836 YALE UNIVERSITY about 22 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 11,011
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