Colleges in Silver Spring Maryland

County: Montgomery

Elevation: 340 feet

Land Area: 9.42 square miles

Population Density: 8716 people per square mile

Population: 82,122

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (38.7%), Black (28.1%), Hispanic (22.2%), Other race (11.6%), Two or more races (5.0%), Vietnamese (2.6%), Asian Indian (1.8%), Other Asian (1.4%), American Indian (1.1%), Chinese (1.1%), Filipino (0.7%), Korean (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (8.5%), Irish (8.4%), Subsaharan African (7.9%), English (6.5%), West Indian (3.7%), Italian (3.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (6.3 miles , pop. 572,059)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (121.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Forest Glen, MD (1.3 miles ), Takoma Park, MD (1.4 miles ), Kemp Mill, MD (1.4 miles ), Langley Park, MD (1.5 miles ), Adelphi, MD (1.7 miles ), North Chevy Chase, MD (1.7 miles ), White Oak, MD (1.8 miles ), Hillandale, MD (1.8 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Silver Spring: Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Heliport

Silver Spring Compared to State Average:

Median household income above state average.

Median house value significantly above state average.

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

House age above state average.

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

High school or higher: 81.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 48.50%

Graduate or professional degree: 24.10%

Colleges/Universities in Silver Spring:

NATIONAL LABOR COLL OF G MEANY CTR OF LABOR STUD

Full-time enrollment: 581, Location: 10000 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, Private, not-for-profit

MARYLAND COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

FT enrollment: 85, Location: 10500 GEORGIA AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.mcadmd.org

MONTGOMERY BEAUTY SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 62, Location: 8736 ARLISS ST, Private, for-profit

YESHIVA COLLEGE OF THE NATIONS CAPITAL

FT enrollment: 48, Location: 1216 ARCOLA AVE, Private, not-for-profit

ASPEN BEAUTY ACADEMY

Location: 13639 GEORGIA AVE, Private, for-profit

INTERNATIONAL FABRICARE INSTITUTE

Location: 12251 TECH RD MONTGOMERY IND PK, Private, not-for-profit

AMERICARE SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH

Location: 1310 APPLE AVE STE 200, Private, for-profit

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED MONTESSORI STUDIES

Location: 13500 LAYHILL RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.barrie.org

MARYLAND SCHOOL OF DOG GROOMING INCORPORATED

Location: 8025 13TH ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Silver Spring:

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

about 3 miles, Adelphi, MD, Full-time enrollment: 8,434

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

about 6 miles, WASHINGTON, DC, FT enrollment: 4,472

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

about 6 miles, WASHINGTON, DC, FT enrollment: 3,223

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

about 6 miles, WASHINGTON, DC, FT enrollment: 8,859

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

about 8 miles, WASHINGTON, DC, FT enrollment: 16,045

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

about 8 miles, WASHINGTON, DC, FT enrollment: 11,674

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

about 8 miles, WASHINGTON, DC, FT enrollment: 9,297