Details for Livingstone College
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Read more about Livingstone College in articles from the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. |
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| Public or Private: Private | |
| Average High School GPA: No Information | |
| Average SAT Score (Out of 2400): 980-1270 | |
| ACT Score: 13-16 | |
| 6-Year Graduation Rate: 28% | |
| Acceptance Rate: 63% | |
| Student-Faculty Ratio: 18:1 | |
| Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,082 | |
| HBCU: Yes | |
| Women's College: No | |
| Religious Affiliation: African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | |
| Location: Urban | |
| Website: http://www.livingstone.edu/ | |
| Academic Quality | |
| General Education Rating: N/A | |
| Shakespeare: No | |
| Academic Transparency: Not Transparent | |
| Financial Matters | |
| In State Tuition: $15,408.00 | |
| Out of State Tuition: $15,408.00 | |
| Average Starting Salary of Graduates: $32,000.00 | |
| Average Student Debt of Graduates: N/A | |
| Good Economic Value?: N/A | |
| Percentage of Funding Provided by Taxpayers: 11.50% | |
| Percentage of Alumni who Give: 4.00% | |
| Politicization | |
| FIRE's Free Speech Rating: Red | |
| Alternative Newspaper: No | |
| Student Political Involvement: Non-Political | |
| Faculty Political Balance: Very Unbalanced: Democratic | |
| Board of Trustees Political Balance: Balanced | |
| Pope Center for Higher Education Policy Articles | |
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These articles mention Livingstone College: Out of School and Into the Red: Debt-to-salary ratios reveal which North Carolina schools give students a good payback. (September 2, 2011) Subdued Beginnings: The times are somber and the commencement speakers are serious. (May 15, 2011) The Winners Are...Democrats!: The Pope Center's College Finder project reveals that the faculty at North Carolina colleges are mostly Democrats. (April 8, 2011) How Does Your University Measure Up?: The Pope Center and ACTA examine the state of general education at colleges and universities in North Carolina. (February 24, 2011) The Truth about Campus Crime: In spite of the headlines, campuses are generally safe; watch out for the neighborhood, though. (December 6, 2010) In Defense of Pervasive Sectarianism: A recent ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals places a needless burden on the state’s religiously based private colleges. (August 30, 2010) Do North Carolina Students Have Freedom of Speech? (February 7, 2010) Apart No More? Part II: The transition by some of the nation's historically black colleges into the mainstream raises questions about their future roles and identities. (December 14, 2009) To Be or Not To Be: Shakespeare in the English Department (September 27, 2007) |
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Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary were originally founded as Zion Wesley Institute by a group of A.M.E. Zion ministers for the purpose of training ministers in Concord, North Carolina. in 1879. The College re-opened in Salisbury in 1882. It is an HBCU.