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Alexandria, VA

U.S. News Ratings
Population:	140,856
Crime:	Average
Cost of Living:	High
Health Care:	Comprehensive
Housing Price:	High
Income:	Average

This bustling city is one of the most historic communities in America. Alexandria sits across the Potomac River from the nation's capital; just 6 miles away, and 9 miles north of Mount Vernon. The city is south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Alexandria, with a total population of 140,856, is largely saturated with professionals working in the military, in the federal civil service, or for a government contractor. The city's temperatures range from the mid 20s to the high 80s from winter to summer.

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Math score of schools here versus the state average [details]	Lower
Reading score of schools here versus the state average[details]	Lower
Number of elementary schools	21
Number of middle schools	10
Number of high schools	9
America's Best Colleges in the location itself / within 30 miles / within 50 miles	0 / 6 / 7

Name	City/State	Medal	Enrollment
No data available.

Name	City/State	Rank	Enrollment
American University	Washington, DC	#83, Nat. U.	11,450
Baltimore Hebrew University	Baltimore, MD	Unranked	N/A
Capitol College	Laurel, MD	Unranked	N/A
Catholic University of America	Washington, DC	#116, Nat. U.	6,440
College of Notre Dame of Maryland	Baltimore, MD	#30, U.-Master's (N)	3,402
Columbia Union College	Takoma Park, MD	Tier 3, Bacc. Coll. (N)	1,069
Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	Tier 4, U.-Master's (N)	N/A
George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	Tier 3, Nat. U.	30,332
Georgetown University	Washington, DC	#23, Nat. U.	14,826
George Washington University	Washington, DC	#53, Nat. U.	25,078
Goucher College	Baltimore, MD	#111, Lib. Arts	2,362
Hood College	Frederick, MD	#19, U.-Master's (N)	2,522
Howard University	Washington, DC	#102, Nat. U.	10,125
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	#15, Nat. U.	19,737
Loyola College in Maryland	Baltimore, MD	#2, U.-Master's (N)	6,028
Marymount University	Arlington, VA	#39, U.-Master's (S)	3,609
Morgan State University	Baltimore, MD	Tier 4, Nat. U.	7,672
National Labor College	Silver Spring, MD	Unranked	N/A
Ner Israel Rabbinical College	Baltimore, MD	Unranked	N/A
Potomac College	Washington, DC	Unranked	N/A
Sojourner-Douglass College	Baltimore, MD	Unranked, Bacc. Coll. (N)	N/A
Southeastern University	Washington, DC	Unranked, U.-Master's (N)	813
Stevenson University	Stevenson, MD	#15, Bacc. Coll. (N)	3,304
St. John's College	Annapolis, MD	Tier 3, Lib. Arts	N/A
Strayer University	Washington, DC	Unranked	N/A
Trinity University	Washington, DC	Tier 4, U.-Master's (N)	N/A
United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	#22, Lib. Arts	4,441
University of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Tier 4, U.-Master's (N)	N/A
University of Maryland--Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Unranked	5,884
University of Maryland--Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	Tier 3, Nat. U.	12,041
University of Maryland--University College	Adelphi, MD	Unranked, U.-Master's (N)	32,540
University of Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, VA	#7, U.-Master's (S)	5,001
University of the District of Columbia	Washington, DC	Unranked, U.-Master's (N)	5,371
Washington Bible College	Lanham, MD	Unranked	N/A