Alabama offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Alabama research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Leighton. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Leighton is right for you.
Sorry, there are no featured Colleges in Leighton
LEIGHTON, ALABAMA QUICK STATSCounty: Colbert
Elevation: 574 feet
Land Area: 0.99 square miles
Population Density: 839 people per square mile
Population: 830
Races (City): Black (55.1%), White Non-Hispanic (43.5%), Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries (City): United States (11.5%), English (3.7%), Irish (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (32.2 miles , pop. 53,929)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (91.1 miles , pop. 242,820)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (494.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Town Creek, AL (2.7 miles ), Muscle Shoals, AL (2.8 miles ), Tri-Cities, AL (3.0 miles ), Tuscumbia, AL (3.2 miles ), Sheffield, AL (3.2 miles ), Littleville, AL (3.3 miles ), Killen, AL (3.3 miles ), Florence, AL (3.4 miles )
Leighton Compared to State Average: Median household income significantly below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
LEIGHTON, ALABAMA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 54.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.60%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Leighton:
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS about 7 miles, MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, Full-time enrollment: 2,669 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA about 16 miles, FLORENCE, AL, FT enrollment: 4,770 JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 32 miles, DECATUR, AL, FT enrollment: 4,547 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE about 51 miles, HUNTSVILLE, AL, FT enrollment: 4,795 ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 56 miles, FULTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,673 ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY about 58 miles, NORMAL, AL, FT enrollment: 4,886 NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 58 miles, BOONEVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,628
In The Spotlight
Colorado State University College of Business MBA Programs Colorado State University's (CSU) flexible and comprehensive Distance MBA Program (AACSB accredited since 1970) offers business professionals one of the ...
Worcester State College Graduate and Continuing Education Office Established in 1874, Worcester State College (the College) is a public, four-year, metropolitan academic institution serving the needs of over ...
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas The University of Kansas, founded in 1866, is the largest public university in the state of Kansas. KU is famous ...
Ashland University Ashland, Ohio Ashland University recognized by Princeton Review as best in the Midwest, by U.S. News and World Report as top tier ...
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon Southern Oregon University (SOU) is a contemporary public liberal arts and sciences university with a growing national reputation for excellence ...
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois Founded in 1850, Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) is a highly selective liberal arts university with an enrollment of 2,100. IWU ...
Jump to other Study
in
the USA
websites. 
Argentina
Australia
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Columbia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Oman
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
Close Window
Median household income significantly below state average.
