Livingstone College, NC

Private Nonprofit4-Year • Small • Highly ResidentialBaccalaureate CollegeNot Selective • Low Transfer-InHistorically Black College and UniversityAffiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion ChurchMain Campus
701 W Monroe St, Salisbury, NC 28144
(704) 216-6000

Livingstone College Rankings

Affordability68
Selectivity1
Retention3
Graduation1
Earnings5
Diversity16
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Academics

Academics at Livingstone College

83%Bachelor’s
6%Associate’s
11%Certificate
BachHighest Degree

Share of Graduates by Field of Study

Biological and Biomedical Sciences10%
Business, Management, Marketing25%
Computer and Information Sciences9%
English Language and Literature1%
History1%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting12%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities9%
Mathematics and Statistics1%
Parks, Recreation, Fitness Studies10%
Personal and Culinary Services6%
Philosophy and Religious Studies1%
Psychology4%
Public Administration and Social Service11%
Social Sciences1%
Visual and Performing Arts1%

Admissions

Getting into Livingstone College

42%Admission Rate
420Median SAT Math
430Median SAT Reading
15Median ACT Composite

Typical Test Scores

SAT Math (25–75%)380–460
200 800
SAT Reading (25–75%)390–470
200 800
ACT Composite (25–75%)13–17
1 36

Cost

Cost of Attending Livingstone College

$18KIn-State Tuition
$18KOut-of-State Tuition
$28KAverage Total Cost
$17KAverage Net Cost

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeSchoolNCUS
$0–$30K$17K$13K$14K
$30K–$48K$18K$13K$15K
$48K–$75K$18K$14K$17K
$75K–$110K$21K$17K$19K
>$110K$26K$20K$21K

Debt

Typical Debt after Livingstone College

91%Receive Federal Loans
$14KMedian Federal Debt
16%Repayment Rate
$363Median Payment

Received Financial Aid

Family IncomeSchoolNCUS
$0–$30K 65%58%57%
$30K–$48K 17%17%16%
$48K–$75K 9%12%12%
$75K–$110K 5%9%9%
>$110K 4%10%11%

Student Debt

CategorySchoolNCUS
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K$14K$11K$11K
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K$14K$12K$12K
The median debt for students with family income >$75K$15K$11K$12K
The median debt for Pell students$15K$11K$12K
The median debt for no-Pell students$11K$10K$11K
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile$45K$25K$25K
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile$30K$18K$18K
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile$6K$5K$6K
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile$5K$3K$3K

Repayment Rates

PeriodSchoolNCUS
1-year after entering repayment 9%35%43%
3-years after entering repayment 16%40%46%
5-years after entering repayment 18%47%50%
7-years after entering repayment 23%54%55%

Completion

Completion Rates at Livingstone College

50%Retention Rate
-Transfer Rate
24%Withdrawal Rate
25%Graduation Rate

Graduation Rates by Time Taken

Time TakenSchoolNCUS
Within 4 Years 16%29%38%
Within 6 Years 25%43%55%
Within 8 Years 25%45%56%

Graduation Rates by Ethnicity

Ethnicity and NativitySchoolNCUS
Black 23%32%39%
Caucasian 50%43%52%
Hispanic or Latino 100%41%47%
Native American or Alaskan Native 100%28%40%
Two or more races 25%36%44%
Other race 29%38%44%

Outcomes

Outcomes after Livingstone College

91%Employment Rate
$20KMedian Salary
$10K25 Pctl Salary
$29K75 Pctl Salary

Employment over Time

PeriodSchoolNCUS
Employed 6 years after enrollment 91%86%85%
Employed 7 years after enrollment 84%84%84%
Employed 8 years after enrollment 88%84%84%
Employed 9 years after enrollment 81%83%83%
Employed 10 years after enrollment 88%83%83%

Distribution of Earnings after Graduation

PercentileSchoolNCUS
10th percentile of earnings$4K$6K$7K
25th percentile of earnings$10K$15K$17K
50th percentile of earnings$20K$26K$29K
75th percentile of earnings$29K$38K$43K
90th percentile of earnings$37K$50K$57K

Median Earnings over Time

PeriodSchoolNCUS
Earnings 6 years after enrollment$20K$26K$29K
Earnings 8 years after enrollment$25K$28K$32K
Earnings 10 years after enrollment$23K$31K$35K

Students

Students at Livingstone College

1,148Undergraduates
85%Full-time Undergrads
20Avg Entry Age
8Graduate Students

Enrollment by Gender

GenderSchoolNCUS
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 50%64%64%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 50%36%35%

Enrollment by Race and Nativity

Race and NativitySchoolNCUS
Asian <1%2%4%
Black 83%33%18%
Caucasian 2%47%49%
Native American or Alaskan Native <1%1%1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%<1%<1%
Two or more races 3%3%3%
Other race 12%4%4%

Enrollment by Family Income

Family IncomeSchoolNCUS
$0–$30K 50%47%43%
$30K–$48K 22%20%18%
$48K–$75K 16%15%16%
$75K–$110K 9%13%14%

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