Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Elko. 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 Elko is right for you.
ELKO, NEVADA QUICK STATSCounty: Elko
Elevation: 5067 feet
Land Area: 14.5 square miles
Population Density: 1184 people per square mile
Population: 17,156
Population change since 2000: 2.70%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (73.3%), Hispanic (21.1%), Other race (9.6%), American Indian (3.6%), Two or more races (2.9%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (15.9%), Irish (11.2%), English (10.7%), United States (6.1%), Italian (4.1%), French (3.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boise, ID (193.6 miles , pop. 185,787)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (322.4 miles , pop. 478,434)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (488.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: Spring Creek, NV (3.3 miles ), Carlin, NV (4.5 miles ), Beowawe, NV (6.6 miles ), Wells, NV (6.8 miles ), Battle Mountain, NV (7.9 miles ), Jarbidge, NV (8.0 miles) , Mountain City, NV (8.0 miles ), Cherry Creek, NV (8.5 miles) .
Elko Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage below 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 below state average.
ELKO, NEVADA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 78.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.20%
Colleges/Universities in Elko:
GREAT BASIN COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 1,570, Location: 1500 COLLEGE PKY, Public, Website: www.gbcnv.edu)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Elko:
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO about 126 miles, TWIN FALLS, ID, Full-time enrollment: 3,433 BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY about 184 miles, BOISE, ID, FT enrollment: 12,033 WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY about 201 miles, OGDEN, UT, FT enrollment: 12,112 UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO about 202 miles, RENO, NV, FT enrollment: 10,375 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS about 202 miles, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, FT enrollment: 2,021 SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 203 miles, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, FT enrollment: 11,896 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH about 206 miles, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, FT enrollment: 19,866
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