Livingstone College

Salisbury, NC · private, nonprofit · 924 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Livingstone College field?

Livingstone College, in Salisbury, NC, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 6 on the women's side in 2025.

Livingstone College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division II median of 9, by 33%, and 14% below the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 7. Livingstone College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 7, by 57%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Livingstone College fund its athletes?

Livingstone College reported 248 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 158 men and 90 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $1,571,380, about $6,766 per male athlete and $5,582 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $2,044 for men's sports and $2,710 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $13 and $30 per athlete.

What is Livingstone College like academically?

Livingstone College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 59% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $28,305 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,479 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.

82% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

28% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 71% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $32,600, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Livingstone College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (19%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (12%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

  • Business Administration, Management and Operations (20 degrees)
  • Social Work (18 degrees)
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (17 degrees)
  • Biology, General (16 degrees)
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections (14 degrees)
  • Hospitality Administration/Management (11 degrees)
  • Psychology, General (10 degrees)
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General (9 degrees)
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (8 degrees)
  • Mathematics (4 degrees)

What is Salisbury, NC like to live in?

Livingstone College sits in Salisbury, a suburb of a large city of about 36,000 people in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Household incomes in Salisbury, a median of about $51,058, sit far below the North Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 35% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $215,200, 17% below the North Carolina median and a typical rent of $1,030 a month is 11% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 23% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.

27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the North Carolina average of 35%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Livingstone College have a tennis program?
Yes. Livingstone College fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Livingstone College?
Livingstone College is in Salisbury, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Livingstone College cost?
The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,305 a year, and an average net price of $13,479 after grants and scholarships.