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Livingstone College

Salisbury, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·livingstone.edu
6-yr Graduation
28%
-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
936
peer median 1,012
Avg net price
$13,479
-$3.3k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Livingstone College is a private historically black Christian college in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Livingstone College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's degrees.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
6,721
6,721 candidates competed
Admitted
3,982
59.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
343
8.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
28%-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
18%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
28%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

7.9pp gap
Pell recipients
27%91 of 333
Non-Pell (all)
35%15 of 43
Subsidized loan, no Pell
35%12 of 34
No Federal Aid
33%3 of 9

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 25 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
25
Passing
7
28.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

25programs
  • Passing7 · 28.0%
  • No Data18 · 72.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
18

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+8.7%
$35,015 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+18.5%
$38,155 vs $32,203
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+24.3%
$40,017 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+25.2%
$40,328 vs $32,203
Computer and Information Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+28.7%
$41,458 vs $32,203
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+29.7%
$41,765 vs $32,203
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+45.8%
$46,945 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
103%
$36,000 debt · $35,015 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
96%
$38,250 debt · $40,017 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
89%
$37,000 debt · $41,458 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
85%
$34,138 debt · $40,328 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
78%
$29,750 debt · $38,155 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
77%
$36,000 debt · $46,945 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
69%
$28,946 debt · $41,765 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1944Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 6

  1. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,860
$30–48k$14,056
$48–75k$11,028
$75–110k$14,558
$110k+$16,018

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$13,479
-$3,298vs Baccalaureate median $16,778
Federal loans
78.1%
In-state tuition
$18,296
Out-of-state
$18,296

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 755 students received $4.7M in Pell grants, alongside $6.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
755
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.7M
$4,721,823 total
Direct Loans
$6.4M
1,399 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M
613 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
608 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$233K
13 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.7M
161 loan awards
Grad PLUS$41K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 553 borrowers who entered repayment, 78 (14.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
14.1%
+11.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
553
Defaulted
78
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.4%
2017
23.3%
2018
30.6%
2019
14.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Livingstone College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs26
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

89 total completions
01Business
2730.3%
02Parks/Recreation
1719.1%
03Liberal Arts
910.1%
04Personal/Culinary
89.0%
05Biological Sciences
77.9%
06Security/Protective
66.7%
07Psychology
66.7%
08Public Admin
44.5%
09Computer Sciences
33.4%
10Social Sciences
22.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
936
12-mo unduplicated
1,009
Undergraduate
992
Graduate
17

Gender split

Men
59%594
Women
41%415

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
86.7%
Two or more
5.3%
Non-resident
5.2%
White
2.1%
Hispanic
0.5%
Asian
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
248
158 M · 90 W
Women athletes
36.3%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.1M
$502K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$46K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
84 M · —
$1.2M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
45 M · 21 W
$341K
Basketball
23 M · 16 W
$987K
Softball
— · 22 W
$129K
Volleyball
— · 22 W
$226K
Golf
7 M · —
$127K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.69
3 offenses · 814 students

3-year trend

4.492 yrs ago4.771 yr ago3.69Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

  • Culinary Arts and Hospitality1 fire
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
57

Livingstone College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Livingstone College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLivingstone College
28%—936$13,479Baccalaureate
Claflin University
52%64.9%1,852$17,800Baccalaureate
Dillard University
43%41.9%1,080$22,094Baccalaureate
Edward Waters University
28%84.9%1,177$13,649Baccalaureate
Fisk University
30%37.4%1,059$32,020Baccalaureate
Johnson C Smith University
34%45.2%1,302$20,894Baccalaureate
Lane College
18%48.5%738$10,904Baccalaureate
Shaw University
22%80.2%964$16,512Baccalaureate
Stillman College
25%62.2%731$15,258Baccalaureate
Talladega College
31%85.4%760$15,560Baccalaureate
Tougaloo College
33%59.9%1,301$17,043Baccalaureate
Virginia University of Lynchburg
7%—581$21,253Baccalaureate
Peer group median29%61.1%1,012$16,778

Institutions like Livingstone College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Livingstone College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Livingstone College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Effectiveness & Research
Reports to Office of Institutional Advancement
Phone
704-216-6044
Address
W.J. Walls Center, Third Floor, 800 W. Thomas St., Salisbury, NC 28144

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research at Livingstone College is headed by Dr. Carolyn Duncan, who serves as Vice President. The office is located at the W.J. Walls Center, Third Floor, in Salisbury, NC. Contact information includes a phone number, 704-216-6044, and a general email, [email protected].

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Dr. Carolyn Duncan
    VP of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Robert McInnis
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Research
  • Dr. Carolyn Duncan
    Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness Special and Sponsored Programs
  • Laverne Macon-Jamison
    Associate Vice-President for Institutional Effectiveness and Research

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Livingstone College (30)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey
  • Bernard E. Anderson
  • Louise Archer
  • Jeremiah Daniel Baltimore
  • Daniel S. Bentley
  • George Lincoln Blackwell
  • Arthur Davis Browne
  • Landon Bussie
  • Tracey Cline
  • Benjamin Elton Cox
  • James B. Dudley
  • Alfred L. Edwards
Showing 1–12 of 30
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Frequently asked questions about Livingstone College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Livingstone College.

What is the graduation rate at Livingstone College?

Livingstone College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Livingstone College?

Livingstone College reports a total enrollment of 936 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Livingstone College?

The average net price at Livingstone College is $13,479 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Livingstone College?

Livingstone College's yield rate is 8.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Livingstone College located?

Livingstone College is located in Salisbury, North Carolina 28144.

Who runs Institutional Research at Livingstone College?

Livingstone College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness & Research, which reports to Office of Institutional Advancement.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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