South Dakota 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 South Dakota 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 Jefferson. 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 Jefferson is right for you.
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JEFFERSON, SOUTH DAKOTA QUICK STATSCounty: Union
Elevation: 1119 feet
Land Area: 0.29 square miles
Population Density: 2073 people per square mile
Population: 599
Population change since 2000: 2.20%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.2%), Hispanic (1.9%), American Indian (1.9%), Two or more races (1.4%), Black (0.9%)
Ancestries (City): German (33.6%), Irish (15.7%), French (10.9%), United States (9.2%), Norwegian (6.1%), English (5.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (11.3 miles , pop. 85,013)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (97.2 miles , pop. 390,007)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (457.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: North Sioux City, SD (2.5 miles ), Ponca, NE (2.8 miles ), Elk Point, SD (2.9 miles ), Westfield, IA (3.3 miles) , Jackson, NE (3.3 miles ), Sioux City, IA (3.4 miles ), South Sioux City, NE (3.5 miles ), Waterbury, NE (3.7 miles) .
Jefferson Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. House age above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
JEFFERSON, SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 89.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.70%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.60%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Jefferson:
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 21 miles, SIOUX CITY, IA, Full-time enrollment: 2,639 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA about 25 miles, VERMILLION, SD, FT enrollment: 6,014 WAYNE STATE COLLEGE about 36 miles, WAYNE, NE, FT enrollment: 3,026 NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 72 miles, NORFOLK, NE, FT enrollment: 2,732 BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY about 73 miles, STORM LAKE, IA, FT enrollment: 2,524 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA about 94 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 10,150 CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY about 94 miles, OMAHA, NE, FT enrollment: 5,806
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