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 Richardson. 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 Richardson is right for you.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Dallas
Land Area: 28.6 square miles
Population Density: 3556 people per square mile
Population: 101,589
Population change since 2000: 10.70%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (69.6%), Hispanic (10.3%), Black (6.2%), Chinese (3.8%), Other race (3.7%), Asian Indian (2.7%), Two or more races (2.6%), Vietnamese (1.9%), Other Asian (1.4%), Korean (1.2%), American Indian (1.0%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (14.1%), English (12.5%), Irish (10.2%), United States (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), French (3.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (6.1 miles , pop. 222,030)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (12.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Plano, TX (2.5 miles ), Garland, TX (2.5 miles ), Addison, TX (2.6 miles ), Murphy, TX (2.7 miles ), Sachse, TX (2.7 miles ), Parker, TX (2.9 miles ), University Park, TX (3.0 miles ), Farmers Branch, TX (3.1 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Richardson: Owens Country Sausage Heliport
Amtrak station near Richardson: 15 miles: DALLAS (400 S. HOUSTON ST.)
Richardson Compared to State Average: Median household income above state average. Median house value above state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average. House age significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 91.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.70%
Graduate or professional degree: 16.20%
Colleges/Universities in Richardson:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS Full-time enrollment: 7,695, Location: 2601 N FLOYD RD, Public, Website: www.utdallas.edu, Offers Doctor's degree ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 494, Location: 2101 WATERVIEW PKY, Private, for-profit, Website: www.itt-tech.edu PROFESSIONAL CAREER COLLEGE FT enrollment: 258, Location: 1401 N CENTRAL EXPY, Private, for-profit, Website: www.pccdallas.com)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Richardson:
RICHLAND COLLEGE about 4 miles, DALLAS, TX, Full-time enrollment: 7,352 UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS about 7 miles, IRVING, TX, FT enrollment: 2,400 BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE about 8 miles, FARMERS BRANCH, TX, FT enrollment: 4,711 EASTFIELD COLLEGE about 13 miles, MESQUITE, TX, FT enrollment: 4,457 EL CENTRO COLLEGE about 14 miles, DALLAS, TX, FT enrollment: 2,359 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY about 15 miles, DALLAS, TX, FT enrollment: 8,231 NORTH LAKE COLLEGE about 15 miles, IRVING, TX, FT enrollment: 4,554
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