The colors on the German flag are black, red and yellow. They can be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor from about 1402-1806. The three equal bands of red, black and gold consisted of a black double-headed eagle with red claws on a bright golden ground.
List of colleges and universities near Biloxi, Mississippi. There are 6 colleges within 50 miles of Biloxi. Located in Mississippi with a population of 44,054, the closest colleges are ranked by distance from Biloxi. The nearest college is Virginia College Biloxi at a distance of 1.5 miles from Biloxi center. This directory is inclusive of nearby two and four year schools, both public and private.
Mississippi State, Mississippi, is the official designation for the area that encompasses the university. It is classified as a comprehensive doctoral research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation. Fall 2011 enrollment statistics from the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning show the MSU Starkville campus is the largest university campus in the state. They also have campuses in Meridian, Biloxi, and Vicksburg. In 2009, Mississippi State University was ranked #18 nationally in Forbes magazine's America's Best College Buys and 1 in agricultural schools within the Southeastern Conference.