Colleges in Salem Oregon

County: Marion

Incorporated: 1857

Elevation: 154 feet

Land Area: 45.7 square miles

Population Density: 3355 people per square mile

Population: 153,435

Population change since 2000: 12.10%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (77.7%), Hispanic (14.6%), Other race (7.9%), Two or more races (3.4%), American Indian (2.7%), Black (1.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (19.3%), English (12.0%), Irish (10.1%), United States (5.7%), Norwegian (3.9%), French (3.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (37.9 miles , pop. 224,220)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (789.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820)

Nearest cities: Four Corners, OR (1.7 miles ), Eola, OR (2.1 miles) , Hayesville, OR (2.1 miles ), Keizer, OR (2.2 miles ), Labish Village, OR (2.6 miles ), Turner, OR (2.6 miles ), Brooks, OR (3.0 miles ), Independence, OR (3.1 miles )

Salem Compared to State Average:

Median house value above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

High school or higher: 81.50%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.10%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.80%

Colleges/Universities in Salem:

CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 5,253, Location: 4000 LANCASTER DR NE, Public, Website: www.chemeketa.edu

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 2,325, Location: 900 STATE ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.willamette.edu/, Offers Master's degree

WESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 668, Location: 5000 DEER PARK DR SE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.wbc.edu

BUSINESS COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 174, Location: 2421 LANCASTER DR NE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.bcti.org

PHAGANS SCHOOL OF BEAUTY

FT enrollment: 99, Location: 622 LANCASTER NE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.phagans-schools.com

COLLEGE OF HAIR DESIGN CAREERS

FT enrollment: 76, Location: 3322 LANCASTER DR NE, Private, for-profit

ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN INC

FT enrollment: 35, Location: 305 COURT NE, Private, for-profit

NORMAN F WEBB REAL ESTATE COURSES

Location: 1112 12TH ST SE, Private, for-profit

REAL ESTATE SCHOOL OF OREGON AND INSURANCE TRNRS

Location: 1822 LANCASTER DR NE, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Salem:

WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY

about 17 miles, MONMOUTH, OR, Full-time enrollment: 4,209

GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY

about 28 miles, NEWBERG, OR, FT enrollment: 2,032

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

about 29 miles, CORVALLIS, OR, FT enrollment: 15,404

LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 33 miles, ALBANY, OR, FT enrollment: 3,057

CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 37 miles, OREGON CITY, OR, FT enrollment: 3,446

LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE

about 40 miles, PORTLAND, OR, FT enrollment: 2,795

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

about 42 miles, PORTLAND, OR, FT enrollment: 13,255