Texas offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Texas research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville is right for you.
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Cherokee
Elevation: 513 feet
Land Area: 14.1 square miles
Population Density: 1016 people per square mile
Population: 14,367
Population change since 2000: 3.60%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (53.5%), Hispanic (23.0%), Black (21.7%), Other race (12.7%), Two or more races (1.7%), American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (9.0%), Irish (7.6%), English (6.6%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), French (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tyler, TX (25.7 miles , pop. 83,650)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (94.3 miles , pop. 200,145)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (105.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Gallatin, TX (2.8 miles ), New Summerfield, TX (3.1 miles ), Cuney, TX (3.2 miles) , Mount Selman, TX (3.2 miles ), Bullard, TX (3.6 miles ), Rusk, TX (3.7 miles ), Berryville, TX (3.8 miles ), Troup, TX (3.9 miles )
Jacksonville Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Length of stay since moving in below state average. House age below state average.
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 62.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.20%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.50%
Colleges/Universities in Jacksonville:
LON MORRIS COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 324, Location: 800 COLLEGE AVE, Private, not-for-profit JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS FT enrollment: 215, Location: 105 B J ALBRITTON DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/3135 BAPTIST MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION THEOLOGICAL SEM FT enrollment: 39, Location: 1530 E PINE ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.bmats.edu, Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Jacksonville:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER about 23 miles, TYLER, TX, Full-time enrollment: 2,433 TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 38 miles, ATHENS, TX, FT enrollment: 2,858 TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE about 41 miles, TYLER, TX, FT enrollment: 5,872 KILGORE COLLEGE about 42 miles, KILGORE, TX, FT enrollment: 2,814 STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY about 43 miles, NACOGDOCHES, TX, FT enrollment: 10,217 ANGELINA COLLEGE about 55 miles, LUFKIN, TX, FT enrollment: 2,773 NAVARRO COLLEGE about 70 miles, CORSICANA, TX, FT enrollment: 2,842
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