Colleges in Northampton Massachusetts

County: Hampshire

Elevation: 140 feet

Land Area: 34.5 square miles

Population Density: 824 people per square mile

Population: 28,379

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (87.8%), Hispanic (5.2%), Other race (2.4%), Black (2.1%), Two or more races (2.0%), American Indian (0.9%), Asian Indian (0.8%), Chinese (0.7%), Other Asian (0.6%), Korean (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): Irish (21.0%), English (13.9%), Polish (12.2%), German (10.3%), French (9.7%), Italian (7.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (11.4 miles , pop. 54,653)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (80.2 miles , pop. 589,141)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (120.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650)

Nearest cities: Hatfield, MA (2.0 miles ), Easthampton, MA (2.1 miles ), Hadley, MA (2.2 miles ), Williamsburg, MA (2.4 miles ), Westhampton, MA (2.4 miles ), South Amherst, MA (2.6 miles ), South Hadley, MA (2.7 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Northampton: Northampton Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 156, Itinerant Ops: 1,000, Local Ops: 29,000, Military Ops: 400)

Northampton Compared to State Average:

Median house value above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

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

High school or higher: 88.70%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 46.10%

Graduate or professional degree: 25.00%

Colleges/Universities in Northampton:

SMITH COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 3,053, Location: ELM ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.smith.edu, Offers Doctor's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Northampton:

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST

about 4 miles, AMHERST, MA, Full-time enrollment: 21,468

MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE

about 8 miles, SOUTH HADLEY, MA, FT enrollment: 2,029

HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 9 miles, HOLYOKE, MA, FT enrollment: 3,747

WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE

about 15 miles, WESTFIELD, MA, FT enrollment: 4,058

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE

about 16 miles, SPRINGFIELD, MA, FT enrollment: 4,176

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE

about 16 miles, SPRINGFIELD, MA, FT enrollment: 3,285

SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 17 miles, SPRINGFIELD, MA, FT enrollment: 4,026