Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC · Private · Large suburb · Livingstone College
Private institution in Salisbury, NC · 798 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $32,600 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,662729th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,2961,064th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,296738th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,227866th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,1251,836th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,6001,832nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,0241,869th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.1%1,820th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.6%798th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.1%718th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 14951st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7981,487th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 83.9%26th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 41 mi (CLT)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 19 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $23,807 | $32,711 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $22,329 | $25,194 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $21,964 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $21,052 | $24,035 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $20,140 | $20,687 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | $25,194 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopal Zion Churchsource
- Founded in 1879source
- Athletic nickname: "Blue Bears"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Columbia Blue and Blacksource
- Mascot: The Blue Bearsource
- Motto: "A Call To Commitment. Taking Livingstone College to the next level"source
- Campus size: about 272 acressource
- Formerly known as "Zion Wesley Institute"source
- Formerly known as "(1879–1887)"source
- Athletic conference: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Associationsource
Athletics — 8 sports + curated flag football
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,571,380 (M $1,068,963 · W $502,417)
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Flag Football (women’s, curated)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Livingstone College’s 798 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
Elsewhere
- Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · 800 undergrads
- Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL · 796 undergrads
- University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH · 795 undergrads
- Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY · 794 undergrads
- Laurus CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA · 794 undergrads
- North Central UniversityMinneapolis, MN · 802 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelivingstone.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 198862)
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- Compare with Lees-McRae CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Livingstone College vs Lees-McRae CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
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