Colleges in Golden Colorado

County: Jefferson

Incorporated: 6/33/1886

Elevation: 5674 feet

Land Area: 9.01 square miles

Population Density: 1923 people per square mile

Population: 17,321

Population change since 2000: 0.90%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (87.0%), Hispanic (6.6%), Two or more races (2.2%), Other race (2.0%), American Indian (1.8%), Black (1.0%), Other Asian (0.8%), Chinese (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (29.0%), English (16.0%), Irish (14.1%), Italian (5.9%), United States (5.4%), Swedish (4.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (5.5 miles , pop. 450,166)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (574.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: West Pleasant View, CO (1.4 miles ), Applewood, CO (1.7 miles ), East Pleasant View, CO (1.8 miles ), Genesee, CO (2.2 miles ), Northeast Jefferson, CO (2.3 miles ), Wheat Ridge, CO (2.5 miles ), Lakewood, CO (2.5 miles ), Morrison, CO (2.6 miles )

Amtrak station near Golden: 12 miles: DENVER (1701 WYNKOOP ST.)

Golden Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage below state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of rooms per house above state average.

House age significantly below state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

High school or higher: 92.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 46.30%

Graduate or professional degree: 18.00%

Colleges/Universities in Golden:

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Full-time enrollment: 3,183, Location: 1500 ILLINOIS ST, Public, Offers Doctor's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Golden:

RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 6 miles, LAKEWOOD, CO, Full-time enrollment: 3,835

EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL

about 11 miles, DENVER, CO, FT enrollment: 3,083

REGIS UNIVERSITY

about 12 miles, DENVER, CO, FT enrollment: 5,898

FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 13 miles, WESTMINSTER, CO, FT enrollment: 6,858

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA

about 22 miles, AURORA, CO, FT enrollment: 2,219

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS

about 22 miles, LONE TREE, CO, FT enrollment: 3,098

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

about 26 miles, BOULDER, CO, FT enrollment: 25,355