by our College Data Analytics TeamHome to about 845 undergraduates in 2020, Livingstone College is a very small, private college located in Salisbury, North Carolina. A safe, suburban environment can offer many of the amenities of city living without the constant hum.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 established historically black colleges and universities as institutions whose principal mission was the education of African-Americans. Today, the HBCU designation does not necessitate that Livingstone College is exclusively or even predominantly African-American (though it currently is). Thanks to integration efforts, there are HBCUs with non-black majorities and non-HBCUs with black majorities. For more information you can review the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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For more information on policies and accommodations that the college provides to ensure all students get the opportunity to participate, you can visit Livingstone College Disability Services.
While not a "service academy", Livingstone College does offer support for veterans and those seeking a career in the armed forces. Undergraduates have access to one or more ROTC programs and there is an active student veterans group on campus. For more information on policies related to veterans, you can visit Livingstone College Veteran Services . For more information, check out our Livingstone College for Veterans Guide.
Livingstone College offers on-campus housing, but freshmen are not required to take advantage of it. In the end though, most do choose to live in the dorms.
* Data compiled from students who received financial aid, including loans.
Livingstone College has a comparatively very small, student body. There were 845 undergraduates in 2020. Full-time attendance was 838 (99.2%). Part-time attendance was 7 (0.8%).
| Full-time | Part-time | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 838 | 7 | 845 |
Compared to other colleges and universities across the nation, Livingstone College is more diverse than average in terms of overall diversity. We rank Livingstone College #1272 out of 3,451.
The chart below shows each element that we looked at to determine this ranking, and how that metric compares to the national average. 100 would indicate excellent diversity in each category, and 1 would mean poor diversity.
You can learn more about the diversity of the student body at Livingstone College by looking closer at the ethnic, gender, age, and geographic diversity metrics from the Livingstone College Diversity Guide.
Livingstone College has a total of 220 student athletes, 133 men and 87 women who compete in inter-collegiate athletics.
| Total Revenue (all teams) | $2,015,775 |
| Total Expenses (all teams) | $2,015,775 |
| Net | $0 |
For more information about athletics including per-team sizes, coaching and scholarships check out our Guide to Livingstone College Athletics