Spelman College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,675
Men / Women 0% / 100%
From State 21%
From Region 12%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 97%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Hispanic 0%
White 0%
Mixed 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Spelman College 616 0% 1% 1% 96% 0% 1% $65,876 31 +0.06 65 94%
General Engineering 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $96,907 52 -0.12 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 27 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $144,024 78 +0.56 100 100% — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,033 32 -0.34 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 — 0% 0% 0% 62% 0% 12% $105,138 86 +0.75 97 100% — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $87,060 67 +0.25 89 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% 14% $60,632 10 -0.97 54 — — — — —
Biology 61 — 0% 2% 0% 89% 0% 2% $59,318 17 -0.83 50 91% — — — —
Environmental Science 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,592 54 -0.01 48 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 4 — 0% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $58,686 55 +0.00 49 — — — — —
Health Sciences 64 — 0% 2% 2% 95% 0% 2% $60,538 28 -0.54 54 100% — — — —
Economics 51 — 0% 0% 2% 96% 0% 0% $75,466 18 -0.85 79 89% — — — —
English 38 — 0% 0% 0% 97% 0% 0% $69,892 97 +2.13 72 92% — — — —
French 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,622 67 +0.41 59 — — — — —
History 5 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,188 76 +0.32 53 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,064 73 +0.26 52 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,939 44 -0.26 47 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $60,528 91 +1.19 54 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,636 65 +0.32 56 — — — — —
Women's Studies 52 — 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0% $61,671 77 +0.67 56 80% — — — —
Anthropology 8 — 0% 12% 0% 88% 0% 0% $57,946 62 +0.10 47 — — — — —
Human Services — — — — — — — — $60,405 91 +0.85 53 — — — — —
International Studies 18 — 0% 0% 0% 94% 0% 6% $65,041 31 -0.40 64 97% — — — —
Political Science 65 — 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 2% $70,780 50 -0.11 73 94% — — — —
Psychology 108 — 0% 0% 2% 98% 0% 0% $62,519 88 +1.13 58 99% — — — —
Sociology 19 — 0% 5% 0% 95% 0% 0% $61,628 77 +0.43 56 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 11 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,652 32 -0.39 25 100% — — — —
Teacher Education 6 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,652 22 -0.64 25 100% — — — —
Art History 7 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $30,156 1 -1.68 2 — — — — —
Dance 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $30,531 2 -1.68 2 — — — — —
Documentary Production 10 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $30,271 2 -1.71 2 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $29,999 2 -1.80 2 — — — — —
Photography 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $29,699 0 -1.76 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 6 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $30,027 1 -1.80 2 — — — — —
Theater 10 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $25,477 1 -2.36 2 94% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,627
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 78%
Transfer-Out Rate 12%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 35.4% 218 0% 1% 1% 97% 0% 1% $64,945 73 +0.54 63 97% —
Humanities 17.4% 107 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0% $64,295 88 +1.10 62 85% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.0% 68 0% 1% 0% 88% 0% 3% $59,453 16 -0.84 51 91% —
Health Sciences 10.4% 64 0% 2% 2% 95% 0% 2% $60,538 4 -0.54 54 100% —
Business & Economics 8.3% 51 0% 0% 2% 96% 0% 0% $75,466 40 -0.85 79 89% —
Arts 6.5% 40 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $29,006 0 -1.88 2 94% —
Computer Science 4.4% 27 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $144,024 85 +0.56 100 100% —
Education 2.8% 17 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,652 23 -0.48 25 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 15 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% 7% $87,822 73 +0.24 89 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 8 0% 12% 0% 88% 0% 0% $58,639 44 -0.00 49 — —
Engineering 0.2% 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $96,907 27 -0.12 94 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #294 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.1M #309 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #422 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.3M #274 100% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #329 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #421 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.0M #409 100% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 24%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 24% 24% 24%
Early Decision 16% 16% 16%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1100 – 1300
SAT Math Range 520 – 630
SAT RW Range 570 – 670