Colleges in Platteville Wisconsin

County: Grant

Incorporated: 1876

Elevation: 994 feet

Land Area: 4.20 square miles

Population Density: 2450 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 3.10%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.6%), Black (1.1%), Hispanic (0.9%), Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries (City): German (49.6%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.2%), Norwegian (8.9%), Polish (5.7%), French (3.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (19.3 miles , pop. 57,686)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (59.6 miles , pop. 208,054)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (156.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Belmont, WI (2.4 miles ), Lima, WI (2.4 miles ), Smelser, WI (2.6 miles ), Elk Grove, WI (2.7 miles ), Belmont, WI (2.7 miles ), Harrison, WI (2.7 miles ), Ellenboro, WI (2.8 miles ), Rewey, WI (2.9 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Platteville: Platteville Municipal Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 500, Itinerant Ops: 5,000, Local Ops: 8,000, Military Ops: 50)

Platteville Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

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

High school or higher: 87.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.50%

Graduate or professional degree: 16.20%

Colleges/Universities in Platteville:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE

Full-time enrollment: 5,045, Location: 1 UNIVERSITY PLZ, Public, Website: uwplatt.edu, Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Platteville:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES

about 59 miles, MADISON, WI, Full-time enrollment: 8,737

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

about 59 miles, MADISON, WI, FT enrollment: 37,607

MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 64 miles, MADISON, WI, FT enrollment: 7,914

UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY

about 69 miles, FAYETTE, IA, FT enrollment: 3,173

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 74 miles, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, FT enrollment: 7,991

NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR

about 77 miles, CALMAR, IA, FT enrollment: 2,393

LUTHER COLLEGE

about 77 miles, DECORAH, IA, FT enrollment: 2,566