University Description

Livingstone College is a private, historically black Christian college in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.. Read More

University History

Livingstone College along with Hood Theological Seminary began as Zion Wesley Institute in Concord, North Carolina in 1879. After fundraising by Dr. Joseph C. Price and Bishop J. W. Hood, the school was closed in Concord and re-opened in 1882 a few miles north in Salisbury.
Graduation Rate: 23% Acceptance Rate: 69% Student Faculty Ratio: 14:1 School Setting: suburban Notable Alumni: Ben Coates,Elizabeth Duncan Koontz,James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey,Vergel L. Lattimore,Solomon Carter Fuller,Philip A. Payton Jr.,Wilmont Perry,Jackie Torrence,John Kinard,George Lincoln Blackwell,James R. Gavin,III,Owen L. W. Smith

Academic Programs

  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Culinary Arts
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Religious Studies
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Teacher Education
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Hospitality Administration and Management
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • Sociology
  • Other Culinary Arts and Related Services
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General History
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Religious Studies
  • Preschool Education and Teaching
  • English Teacher Education
  • Hotel Administration and Management
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • General Hospitality Administration and Management
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Social Work
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Religious Studies
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Preschool Education and Teaching
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • General Psychology
  • English Teacher Education
  • General Music
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Biology
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Hospitality Administration and Management
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Culinary Arts
  • Hotel Administration and Management
  • Meeting and Event Planning
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Sports Offered

  • Softball (W)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Golf (M)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
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