- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Livingstone College
Salisbury, NCSuburb: largeZIP 28144Founded 1879
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1879
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- livingstone.edu
North CarolinaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Livingstone College
Livingstone College is a private nonprofit college in Salisbury, North Carolina, with 924 undergraduates. It admits 59% of applicants, graduates 20% within six years and costs $10,838 a year after aid.
20%graduate
Admission rate59%
Retention71%
4-year graduation13%
Pell Grant share49%
Federal loans47%
$10,838net price / year
59%admission rate
—average SAT
20%graduate in 6 years
$38,502median earnings, 10 yrs
$31,000median debt
#1,610 of 1,704 for earnings#218 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,650 of 1,738 for graduation rate#354 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,268tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,296
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,296
- Average net price
- $10,838national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,506
$30,001–48,000$12,493
$48,001–75,000$13,803
$75,001–110,000$15,434
$110,001+$15,981
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 59%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college59%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college20%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college49%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 20%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 13%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 28%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,952
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,502middle 50%: $22,260–$54,364
- Median debt at graduation
- $31,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$54,364
Median, Livingstone College$38,502
Lower quarter$22,260
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 924
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 42% / 58%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 77%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,732 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,418
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,331,400
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White2.1%
Hispanic0.5%
Black87%
Asian0.1%
Two or more races5.3%
U.S. nonresident5.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Parks, recreation & fitness19%
Liberal arts & humanities10%
Personal & culinary services9.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.0%
Psychology6.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.8%
Public administration & social service4.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198862. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6659715.