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Livingstone College

Livingstone College is a private, four-year college located in Salisbury, North Carolina. It was founded in 1879. The college is spread across an area of 272 acres. It offers bachelor’s degrees in several subjects, including arts, science, fine arts and social work. The college also offers programs on continuing education and operates several academic divisions:

  • Division of Business
  • Division of Education and Social Work
  • Division of Liberal Arts
  • Division of Mathematics and Sciences

Livingstone College offers several opportunities for students to participate in religious, social and cultural activities.

Campus Location

701 W Monroe St
Salisbury, NC 28144
USA
Main Tel: (704) 216-6000
Web Site

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Livingstone College Highlights

Where Livingstone College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church religious affiliation.
  • Historically black college.
  • Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor12219

Livingstone Students

Livingstone is a historically black college.

The student enrollment at Livingstone was 960 in 2007 (952 full-time equivalent).

About 60% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 40% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 12,174
Room$ 2,501
Board$ 3,140
Books and supplies$ 1,300
Other$ 2,000

Financial Aid: Livingstone participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  7
Without tenure; working toward tenure  15
Without tenure; tenure not available  28

Housing and Meals

Livingstone provides on-campus housing for 630 of its 952 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Livingstone Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Livingstone is in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Livingstone offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 116 male students received the aid (men were 69% of those receiving aid) and 53 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 31% of students receiving such aid) .

Livingstone Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men97%
Women99%
All98%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal330-420
Math330-430
Writing320-420

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (32 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (8 awarded)

  • Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (17 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MUSIC (2 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (6 awarded)

  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Livingstone with government-defined occupation categories.)

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