- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Spelman College
Atlanta, GACity: largeZIP 30314Founded 1881
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1881
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.spelman.edu
- Member of
- WCC
GeorgiaHBCUWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Spelman College
Spelman College is a private nonprofit college in Atlanta, Georgia, with 3,414 undergraduates. It admits 25% of applicants, graduates 77% within six years and costs $46,089 a year after aid.
77%graduate
Admission rate25%
Retention94%
4-year graduation67%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans39%
$46,089net price / year
25%admission rate
1220average SAT
77%graduate in 6 years
$65,773median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#541 of 1,704 for earnings#1,699 of 1,739 for lowest net price#241 of 1,738 for graduation rate#90 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $55,733tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $32,470
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,470
- Average net price
- $46,089national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$41,125
$30,001–48,000$41,146
$48,001–75,000$44,626
$75,001–110,000$47,999
$110,001+$50,714
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 25%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 590–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 518–640
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college25%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college77%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 77%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,777
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,773middle 50%: $38,828–$95,076
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,076
Median, Spelman College$65,773
Lower quarter$38,828
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,414
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 95% / 5.0%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,558 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,850
- Endowment, end of year
- $549,276,684
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White5.1%
Hispanic0.9%
Black86%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races1.7%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown2.8%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management36%
Social sciences15%
Psychology11%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.0%
Health professions6.6%
Area, ethnic & gender studies5.4%
Visual & performing arts4.1%
English language & literature3.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA | $38,626 | 39% | $46,867 |
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| Berry College Mount Berry, GA | $21,964 | 71% | $57,984 |
| Point University West Point, GA | $24,955 | 60% | $46,450 |
| Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA | $20,156 | 55% | $60,002 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | $44,593 | 83% | $80,291 |
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | $41,987 | 81% | $60,877 |
| Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL | $42,037 | 69% | $57,875 |
| Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | $50,021 | 85% | $109,954 |
| Denison University Granville, OH | $40,163 | 78% | $73,151 |
| Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, OH | $47,298 | 57% | $58,369 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 141060. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7575916.