Colleges in Conway Arkansas

County: Faulkner

Elevation: 312 feet

Land Area: 35.0 square miles

Population Density: 1642 people per square mile

Population: 57,544

Population change since 2000: 33.30%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (83.0%), Black (12.1%), Hispanic (2.3%), Two or more races (1.2%), Other race (1.0%), American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries (City): German (13.3%), United States (12.8%), Irish (10.3%), English (9.9%), French (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Little Rock, AR (24.0 miles , pop. 60,433)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (140.5 miles , pop. 650,100)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (294.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580)

Nearest cities: Menifee, AR (2.7 miles ), Wooster, AR (2.8 miles ), Mayflower, AR (2.9 miles ), Greenbrier, AR (3.2 miles ), Holland, AR (3.3 miles ), Fourche, AR (3.4 miles) , Bigelow, AR (3.4 miles ), Plumerville, AR (3.4 miles )

Conway Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

House age below state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 85.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 13.00%

Colleges/Universities in Conway:

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Full-time enrollment: 7,693, Location: 201 DONAGHEY AVE, Public, Website: www.uca.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

HENDRIX COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,131, Location: 1600 WASHINGTON AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.hendrix.edu, Offers Master's degree

CENTRAL BAPTIST COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 356, Location: 1501 COLLEGE AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cbc.edu

ARKANSAS BEAUTY SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 19, Location: 1007 OAK, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Conway:

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK

about 26 miles, LITTLE ROCK, AR, Full-time enrollment: 8,024

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH

about 31 miles, BEEBE, AR, FT enrollment: 3,840

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY

about 41 miles, RUSSELLVILLE, AR, FT enrollment: 4,450

HARDING UNIVERSITY

about 43 miles, SEARCY, AR, FT enrollment: 3,959

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF

about 64 miles, PINE BLUFF, AR, FT enrollment: 2,801

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY

about 83 miles, ARKADELPHIA, AR, FT enrollment: 3,109

WESTARK COLLEGE

about 102 miles, FT SMITH, AR, FT enrollment: 3,472