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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Livingstone College

Salisbury, NC · Suburb · Private · Baccalaureate college · the Blue Bears, Lady Blue Bears · Website ↗

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799
Undergraduates
42% women
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
$15,162
Net price
upper half for affordability
24%
Graduate in 6 yrs
11
Programs
$3.1M combined budgets
0.36
Violent offences /1,000
upper half for safety

Livingstone College is a private baccalaureate college in Salisbury, NC (suburb setting), with 799 undergraduates (42% women), affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. It admitted 74% of 4,748 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $28,390 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $15,162 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 24% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.36 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.

Against Division II schools

Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.

Selectivity74%
Graduation rate24%
Affordability$15,162
Campus safety0.36/1k

Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.

Where Livingstone College ranks

1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 41 data-built lists.

Every ranking, nationally and in the division →

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
799undergraduates · 814 students in all
Women 42% Men 58%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
HBCU
Yes
74%admitted · of 4,748 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
24%
$15,162net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$28,390
Average net price$15,162
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,621
$30–48k$11,018
$48–75k$16,327
$75–110k$15,544
$110k and up$20,006
Tuition & fees
$18,296

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.36
Property2.49
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 15 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business23 · 26%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation17 · 19%
Biological sciences11 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services10 · 11%
Computer & information sciences5 · 6%

Research Livingstone College

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Livingstone College teams on the site

ProgramConferenceRosterCapCoachesBudgetPer playerAPR
Men's BasketballCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association23—1$576k$25,046—
Women's BasketballCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association16—1$411k$25,667—
Men's Cross CountryCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association——1———
Women's Cross CountryCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association——1———
FootballCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association84—6$1.2M$13,721—
Men's GolfCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association7—1$127k$18,142—
SoftballCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association22—1$129k$5,868—
Women's TennisCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association6—1$121k$20,129—
Men's Track & FieldCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association45—4$204k$4,533—
Women's Track & FieldCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association21—4$137k$6,536—
Women's VolleyballCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association22—2$226k$10,280—

The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.

Schools within 100 miles

Livingstone CollegeCatawba College · 1 miPfeiffer University · 17 miDavidson College · 23 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 29 miSalem College (North Carolina) · 32 miWinston-Salem State University · 32 miWake Forest University · 34 miHigh Point University · 34 miJohnson C. Smith University · 36 miQueens University of Charlotte · 39 miBelmont Abbey College · 42 miGuilford College · 44 mi
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