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Livingstone College

Salisbury, North Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, Livingstone College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 936 students in fall 2024, including 924 undergraduates and 12 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.

Livingstone College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 26 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 93 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

936
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
93
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
26
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 26

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Education 6
Social Sciences 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
  • Music AssociateBachelor 1 graduate
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
80
Associate degrees
8
Master's degrees
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
936
Undergraduates, fall 2024
924
Graduate students, fall 2024
12
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,009
Undergraduates, 2024-25
992
Graduate students, 2024-25
17
Full-time, 2024-25
98%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
41%
Men
59%
White
2%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
82%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
75%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
President
Anthony Davis
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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