Established in 1879, Livingstone College is a non-profit private multidisciplinary higher-education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Salisbury (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), North Carolina. Officially accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Livingstone College is a very small coeducational US higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Methodist religion. Livingstone College offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. This 143 years old US higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 40-50% making this US higher education organization a averagely selective institution. Livingstone College also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, as well as administrative services.