Colleges in Cheney Washington

County: Spokane

Incorporated: 1883

Elevation: 2400 feet

Land Area: 4.09 square miles

Population Density: 2541 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 17.60%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (83.1%), Hispanic (4.3%), Japanese (2.9%), Two or more races (2.9%), American Indian (2.3%), Black (2.1%), Chinese (1.9%), Other race (1.7%), Filipino (0.5%)

Ancestries (City): German (21.2%), Irish (13.1%), English (11.9%), Norwegian (6.0%), United States (5.2%), French (4.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (15.0 miles , pop. 195,629)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (214.3 miles , pop. 480,100)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (927.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820)

Nearest cities: Turnbull, WA (2.6 miles ), Medical Lake, WA (2.7 miles ), Marshall, WA (2.9 miles ), Fairchild AFB, WA (3.0 miles ), Spangle, WA (3.2 miles ), Airway Heights, WA (3.3 miles ), Spokane, WA (3.9 miles ), Town and Country, WA (4.2 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Cheney: Flying R Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)

Amtrak station near Cheney: 14 miles: SPOKANE (W. 221 1ST AVE.)

Cheney Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage 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 rooms per house below state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

High school or higher: 95.60%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.30%

Graduate or professional degree: 13.10%

Colleges/Universities in Cheney:

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 7,852, Location: 526 5th Street, Public, Website: www.ewu.edu, Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Cheney:

SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 11 miles, SPOKANE, WA, Full-time enrollment: 6,284

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY

about 14 miles, SPOKANE, WA, FT enrollment: 3,860

SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 19 miles, SPOKANE, WA, FT enrollment: 5,564

NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE

about 41 miles, COEUR D'ALENE, ID, FT enrollment: 2,988

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

about 46 miles, PULLMAN, WA, FT enrollment: 18,110

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

about 62 miles, MOSCOW, ID, FT enrollment: 9,823

LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE

about 82 miles, LEWISTON, ID, FT enrollment: 2,213