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What Livingstone College costs

Salisbury, North Carolina · Private · 924 undergrads · HBCU

Livingstone College's sticker price was $28,268 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $10,838 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $8,506.

What does Livingstone College cost?

$10,838 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $28,268.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$8,506
$30,000–$48,000$12,493
$48,000–$75,000$13,803
$75,000–$110,000$15,434
over $110,000$15,981

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$8,506
$30,000–$48,000$12,493
$48,000–$75,000$13,803
$75,000–$110,000$15,434
Over $110,000$15,981

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 70% off Livingstone College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Livingstone College cost less than Johnson C Smith University and Shaw University but more than Elizabeth City State University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Livingstone College$13,803$10,838
Johnson C Smith University$20,317$21,397
Elizabeth City State University$6,822$8,048
Shaw University$25,925$24,242

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$18,296
Tuition, 2025-26
$28,268
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
49%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$15,485
average grant for students who got aid.
47%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$31,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Livingstone College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $8,506 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $28,268. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Livingstone College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Livingstone College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $12,493 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $28,268. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Livingstone College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Livingstone College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $13,803 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $28,268. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Livingstone College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers