Colleges in Huntsville Alabama

County: Madison

Incorporated: 1811

Elevation: 641 feet

Land Area: 174.0 square miles

Population Density: 1015 people per square mile

Population: 176,645

Population change since 2000: 11.60%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (63.4%), Black (30.2%), Hispanic (2.0%), Two or more races (1.8%), American Indian (1.3%), Other race (0.7%), Asian Indian (0.6%), Chinese (0.5%)

Ancestries (City): United States (11.5%), English (10.8%), German (8.9%), Irish (8.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Scottish (2.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (83.1 miles , pop. 242,820)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (496.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Redstone Arsenal, AL (2.0 miles ), Arsenal, AL (2.3 miles ), Madison, AL (2.9 miles ), Moores Mill, AL (3.0 miles ), Triana-Blackwall, AL (3.2 miles ), Meridianville, AL (3.3 miles ), Owens Cross Roads, AL (3.4 miles ), Triana, AL (3.4 miles )

Huntsville Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage below state average.

Median age above state average.

High school or higher: 85.70%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.10%

Graduate or professional degree: 12.70%

Colleges/Universities in Huntsville:

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE

Full-time enrollment: 4,795, Location: 301 SPARKMAN DR, Public, Website: www.uah.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

OAKWOOD COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,664, Location: 7000 ADVENTIST BLVD NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.oakwood.edu

J F DRAKE STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 372, Location: 3421 MERIDIAN ST N, Public, Website: www.dstc.cc.al.us

VIRGINIA COLLEGE-HUNTSVILLE

FT enrollment: 359, Location: 2800A BOB WALLACE AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: WWW.VC.EDU

ALABAMA CAREER COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 37, Location: 4900 CORPORATE DR STE G1, Private, for-profit

SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Location: 300 SPARKMAN DR, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Doctor's degree

FAULKNER UNIVERSITY

Location: 420 WYNN DR, Private, not-for-profit

SCIENTIFIC BEAUTY ACADEMY

Location: 3115A DRAKE AVE, Private, for-profit

BEN PORTER REAL ESTATE SCHOOL

Location: 3409 S MEMORIAL PKY, Private, for-profit

JOHNSONS BEAUTY SCHOOL

Location: 916 MERIDIAN ST N, Private, for-profit

HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN

Location: 101 SIVLEY RD, Private, not-for-profit

MASTERS INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY

Location: 8215 STEPHANIE ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Huntsville:

ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY

about 5 miles, NORMAL, AL, Full-time enrollment: 4,886

JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 24 miles, DECATUR, AL, FT enrollment: 4,547

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE

about 48 miles, HANCEVILLE, AL, FT enrollment: 3,272

MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 50 miles, Tullahoma, TN, FT enrollment: 2,256

NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS

about 59 miles, MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, FT enrollment: 2,669

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA

about 65 miles, FLORENCE, AL, FT enrollment: 4,770

COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 68 miles, COLUMBIA, TN, FT enrollment: 2,784