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Acceptance Rate 63.77%
Yield 8.35%
SAT Score 875
ACT Score 17
Applicants 4,074

Livingstone Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 63.77% at Livingstone College. Total 4,074 students applied and 2,598 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 875 and the average ACT score is 17.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Livingstone.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationlivingstone.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://campusweb.livingstone.edu/ICS/Admissions/Welcome_to_Livingstone_College.jnz?portlet=Apply_to_Livingstone_Colleg
Acceptance Rate63.77%
Average Test Scores875 SAT / 17 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 63.77%. A total of 4,074 students (1,682 men and 2,369 women) have applied to and 2,598 (1,068 men and 1,530 women) students admitted to Livingstone College.
Among them, 152 male and 65 female students have enrolled into Livingstone and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.35%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Livingstone
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,0741,6822,369023
Admitted2,5981,0681,53000
Enrolled2171526500
Acceptance Rate 63.77% 63.50% 64.58% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.35% 14.23% 4.25% - -
[Chart] Livingstone College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Livingstone, 36 applicants (17% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 7 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 875 at Livingstone. SAT 75th percentile score is 960 and 25th percentile score is 800.
The average ACT score is 17 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 21 and the 25th percentile score is 14.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Livingstone. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Livingstone with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Livingstone
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total800875960
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing400450500
Math400425460
ACT Composite141721
Math151620
English131416
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Livingstone College, applicants require to submit 1 item(s) - High School GPA.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Livingstone
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✗
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Livingstone

The calendar system at Livingstone College is Semester. Livingstone College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Livingstone College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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