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On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Decatur. 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 Decatur is right for you.
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DECATUR, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Wise
Land Area: 6.96 square miles
Population Density: 925 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 23.70%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (73.3%), Hispanic (22.5%), Other race (12.4%), Two or more races (2.6%), Black (2.0%), American Indian (1.1%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (10.9%), German (10.5%), Irish (9.5%), English (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), Swedish (1.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Denton, TX (26.6 miles , pop. 80,537)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Tarrant, TX (33.9 miles , pop. 402,130)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (55.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Paradise, TX (2.8 miles ), Bridgeport, TX (3.2 miles ), Boyd, TX (3.3 miles ), Alvord, TX (3.3 miles ), New Fairview, TX (3.3 miles ), Aurora, TX (3.6 miles ), Chico, TX (3.6 miles ), Lake Bridgeport, TX (3.8 miles )
Decatur Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average. House age below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Number of college students below state average.
DECATUR, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 69.80%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Decatur:
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS about 27 miles, DENTON, TX, Full-time enrollment: 21,673 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY about 28 miles, DENTON, TX, FT enrollment: 5,746 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY about 37 miles, FT WORTH, TX, FT enrollment: 7,032 SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY about 37 miles, FT WORTH, TX, FT enrollment: 2,253 TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE about 37 miles, FT WORTH, TX, FT enrollment: 15,454 NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE about 38 miles, GAINESVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 3,018 TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY about 40 miles, FT WORTH, TX, FT enrollment: 2,403
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