Colleges in Bedford Massachusetts

County: Middlesex

Incorporated: 1729

Elevation: 135 feet

Land Area: 13.7 square miles

Population Density: 986 people per square mile

Population: 13,545

Population change since 2000: 7.50%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (89.9%), Chinese (3.2%), Hispanic (1.8%), Black (1.7%), Two or more races (1.2%), Asian Indian (1.1%)

Ancestries (City): Irish (23.2%), Italian (13.9%), English (13.4%), German (11.4%), United States (5.1%), French (4.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waltham, MA (8.3 miles , pop. 59,226)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (15.4 miles , pop. 589,141)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (176.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650)

Nearest cities: Pinehurst, MA (1.9 miles ), Burlington, MA (2.0 miles ), Billerica, MA (2.0 miles ), Lexington, MA (2.1 miles ), Carlisle, MA (2.1 miles ), Lincoln, MA (2.3 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Bedford: Laurence G Hanscom Fld Airport (Runways: 2, Commercial Ops: 418, Air Taxi Ops: 22,112, Itinerant Ops: 75,863, Local Ops: 65,906, Military Ops: 1,590)

Bedford Compared to State Average:

Median household income above state average.

Median house value significantly above state average.

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Renting percentage below state average.

Number of rooms per house above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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

High school or higher: 94.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 57.40%

Graduate or professional degree: 27.30%

Colleges/Universities in Bedford:

MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 4,501, Location: SPRINGS RD, Public, Website: www.middlesex.cc.ma.us

EAST COAST AERO TECH

FT enrollment: 190, Location: 150 Hanscom Drive, Private, for-profit, Website: www.eastcoastaerotech.com

EXECUTIVE FLYERS AVIATION CORP

Location: TERMINAL BLDG HANSCOM FIELD, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Bedford:

BENTLEY COLLEGE

about 8 miles, WALTHAM, MA, Full-time enrollment: 4,651

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

about 10 miles, MEDFORD, MA, FT enrollment: 8,627

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

about 11 miles, WALTHAM, MA, FT enrollment: 4,444

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

about 11 miles, CAMBRIDGE, MA, FT enrollment: 20,531

LESLEY UNIVERSITY

about 11 miles, CAMBRIDGE, MA, FT enrollment: 3,700

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL

about 11 miles, LOWELL, MA, FT enrollment: 8,373

WELLESLEY COLLEGE

about 13 miles, WELLESLEY, MA, FT enrollment: 2,241