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Livingstone scholarships and merit aid

The short answer

Livingstone may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Where does your student land?

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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Anthony J. Davis Presidential ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Anthony J. Davis Presidential Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Per a Livingstone College news article, the President offered the Presidential Scholarship to students with a 3.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale (needs official confirmation)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Anthony J. Davis Presidential Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Requires a FAFSA (a 'Student Acknowledgement of FAFSA Requirement for Presidential Scholarship' form is required) and a signed Presidential Agreement. Anthony J. Davis Presidential Scholars receive full admission to the Honors Program as freshmen.

    How to keep it

    A '2026-27 Presidential Agreement form,' '2026-27 Presidential Probationary Agreement,' and a 'Student Acknowledgement of FAFSA Requirement for Presidential Scholarship' are listed among the financial-aid forms, implying an annual agreement and probation terms; specific renewal GPA not published.

    Worth knowing

    Amount not published on official policy pages. A Livingstone news article quotes the President offering the scholarship to 3.5+ GPA students and stating the college 'would fill any remaining gap' after federal aid (tuition, room, and board total about $26,000). Treat the GPA figure and gap pledge as needs-confirmation (sourced from a college news post, not a scholarship policy page).

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What makes Livingstone different

Livingstone, an HBCU, names several merit scholarships (the Anthony J. Davis Presidential, Trustees, Honors, and Holistic awards) but does not publish their amounts or criteria online — the President has publicly offered a Presidential Scholarship to students with a 3.5+ GPA, with a pledge to fill the remaining gap after federal aid.

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Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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What families often miss

  1. Livingstone does not publish merit scholarship amounts or criteria on its website; the named awards (Presidential, Trustees, Honors, Holistic, AME Zion, Hospitality) appear only as agreement forms. You must contact the Financial Aid Office for amounts and eligibility.

  2. A 'Student Acknowledgement of FAFSA Requirement for Presidential Scholarship' form is required, so the Presidential Scholarship is contingent on filing the FAFSA.

  3. The published academic-year total (about $25,492) covers tuition, fees, book rental, room, and board (billed direct costs) and excludes transportation and personal expenses; the federal cost of attendance is higher.

  4. It involves a signed Presidential Agreement (and a probationary agreement for at-risk recipients) and a FAFSA acknowledgement — it is not a hands-off automatic stat award.

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Who this school may work for

HBCU-seeking students with at least a 3.5 GPA who file the FAFSA; the Anthony J. Davis Presidential Scholarship also brings automatic admission to the Honors Program.

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Livingstone, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Livingstone, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$13,860
$30,001–$48,000$14,056
$48,001–$75,000$11,028
$75,001–$110,000$14,558
$110,001+$16,018
All income levels (average)$13,479

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Total cost of attendance (sticker), AY 2021-22
$28,305
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$18,296
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$13,479

That works out to an average 52% discount off the sticker price above — both figures come from the same federal AY 2021-22 Scorecard report, not a number the school itself published.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
28%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
71%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$31,125 (~$330/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$32,600
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
81%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
72%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Outside scholarships must be reported and the aid package may be adjusted; the only displacement trigger Livingstone states explicitly is total aid exceeding cost of attendance, listed among other eligibility factors.

Verified policy language (2026-07-02): Report any additional resources you expect to receive, including scholarships from outside sources. These outside resources must be taken into account when determining your eligibility for aid and your aid package may be adjusted as a result. ... There are many reasons why you may become ineligible for funds. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to: Your total award package including outside assistance exceeds your "cost of attendance" (the estimated total of tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses for the award period, as determined by the Office of Financial Aid)

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Other Livingstone scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityNot published (a '2026-2027 Trustees Scholarship Agreement' form is listed)

Named merit scholarship referenced only via its agreement form.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityNot published (a '2026-27 Honors Scholarship Agreement' form is listed)

Likely tied to Honors Program participation (Honors admission requires a 3.70 GPA, application, and interview).

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityNot published (a '2026-27 Holistic Scholarship Agreement' form is listed)

Named merit scholarship referenced only via its agreement form.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityAffiliation with the AME Zion Church (an 'AME Zion Church Scholarship Agreement' form is listed)

Denominational scholarship (Livingstone is an AME Zion Church-affiliated college).

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityHospitality Management students (a '2026-27 Hospitality Management Scholarship Application' is listed)

Departmental scholarship.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityNot published (a '2026-27 Livingstone Remission Tuition Form' is listed)

Tuition remission, likely for employees/dependents.

Source

Livingstone merit aid FAQ

  • How much are Livingstone's merit scholarships?

    Livingstone does not publish merit scholarship amounts online. A college news article reports the President offering a Presidential Scholarship to students with a 3.5+ GPA and pledging to cover the remaining gap after federal aid; confirm specifics with the Financial Aid Office (FinancialAid2@livingstone.edu, 704-216-6069).

  • Do I need the FAFSA for the Presidential Scholarship?

    Yes — a Student Acknowledgement of FAFSA Requirement for the Presidential Scholarship is among the required financial-aid forms.

  • What does it take to join the Honors Program?

    A 3.70 GPA (4.0 scale), a completed application, full-time enrollment, and a successful interview with the Honors Committee; admission is competitive with limited openings. Anthony J. Davis Presidential Scholars receive full admission as freshmen.

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How Livingstone compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    Livingstone is in a recognizable cluster (235 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Livingstone is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Livingstone’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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