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Spelman College

Atlanta, GA · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Historically Black College or University
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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
21.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$51,394
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$20,459

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,597
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students2,597

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women23.8%
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date1-Nov
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan70
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date1-Nov
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT30.0%
% submitting ACT17.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile570
SAT EBRW 75th %ile670
SAT Math 25th %ile520
SAT Math 75th %ile630
ACT Comp 25th %ile22
ACT Comp 75th %ile28
% in top 10% of HS class39.0%
% in top 25% of HS class74.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$29,025
Tuition — out-of-state$29,025
Required fees$3,445
Room and board$18,924
Total cost — in-state$51,394
Total cost — out-of-state$51,394

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$19,811
Avg % of need met21.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$32,774
Avg loan debt at graduation$20,459

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist568
# admitted from waitlist0
Waitlist admit rate0.0%
Transfer applicants (total)254
Transfer admit rate6.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)24.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$38,967Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)75.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)71.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate93.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$58,897Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant28.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan52.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full
Making progress9.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress32.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted4.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time22.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black85.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women73.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men26.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white17.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black61.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services36.1%
Social Sciences14.7%
Psychology11.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.0%
Health Professions And Related Programs6.6%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies5.4%
Visual And Performing Arts4.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters3.9%