Colleges in El Dorado Arkansas

County: Union

Elevation: 269 feet

Land Area: 16.3 square miles

Population Density: 1223 people per square mile

Population: 19,905

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (53.1%), Black (44.2%), Hispanic (1.0%), Two or more races (0.9%), American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): United States (11.9%), Irish (6.4%), English (6.3%), German (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), French (1.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (58.8 miles , pop. 53,107)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (82.5 miles , pop. 200,145)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (240.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580)

Nearest cities: Norphlet, AR (2.7 miles ), Calion, AR (3.3 miles ), Smackover, AR (3.3 miles ), Junction City, AR (3.7 miles ), Junction City, LA (3.8 miles ), Louann, AR (3.8 miles) , Strong, AR (4.4 miles ), Spearsville, LA (4.4 miles) .

El Dorado Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value significantly below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Length of stay since moving in above state average.

House age above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Number of college students below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 73.50%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 5.70%

Colleges/Universities in El Dorado:

SOUTH ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 619, Location: 300 S WEST AVE, Public, Website: www.southark.cc.ar.us)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to El Dorado:

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS

about 33 miles, MAGNOLIA, AR, Full-time enrollment: 2,646

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

about 48 miles, RUSTON, LA, FT enrollment: 9,013

GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

about 49 miles, GRAMBLING, LA, FT enrollment: 4,299

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO

about 56 miles, Monticello, AR, FT enrollment: 2,048

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE

about 59 miles, MONROE, LA, FT enrollment: 8,116

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY

about 66 miles, ARKADELPHIA, AR, FT enrollment: 3,109

BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 73 miles, BOSSIER CITY, LA, FT enrollment: 2,743