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| Metric | Howard | Spelman |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2026Fall 2026 |
| Acceptance rate | 42%Fall 2025 | 19%Fall 2026 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 40% / 42% | – |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 39% / 41% / 60%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 19% / 16% / 8.2%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Applicants | 37,270Fall 2025 | 13,500Fall 2026 |
| Admitted | 15,724Fall 2025 | 2,990 |
| Enrolled | 2,490Fall 2025 | 650Fall 2026 |
| Yield | 16%Fall 2025 | 24% |
| SAT middle 50% | 1050–1270Fall 2025 | 1100–1300Fall 2025 |
| ACT middle 50% | 20–26Fall 2025 | 22–28Fall 2025 |
| Sent an SAT | 1,163 (47%)Fall 2025 | 195 (30%)Fall 2025 |
| Sent an ACT | 385 (15%)Fall 2025 | 109 (17%)Fall 2025 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 7%Fall 2025 | 8%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 8%Fall 2025 | 20%Fall 2025 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | ConsideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | ConsideredFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | ConsideredFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Considered | Considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.68Fall 2025 | 3.96Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | 39% (of the 31% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | 84% of 430 admittedFall 2025 | 16% of 437 admittedFall 2025 |
| Early action | Offered2025–26 | Offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | Uses one; numbers not publishedFall 2025 | 0 admitted of 2 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | Very importantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ConsideredFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Geographic residence | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants | Test-blindFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $45 | $40 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by February 1 · reply by May 1 · $500 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | Apply by February 1 · $300 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to One YearFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 1 YearFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 69%Fall 2025 | – |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Large | City: Large |
| Carnegie class | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences |
| Research activity | R1: very high research | Research college or university |
| Student access & earnings | Opportunity Colleges and Universities: Higher Access, Higher Earnings | Opportunity Colleges and Universities: Higher Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | HBCU | HBCU |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | Women's college |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I FCS | No NCAA or NAIA division |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | None |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 10,108 | 3,414 |
| Beds in college housing | 6,051 | 1,398 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 0.6%Fall 2025 | – |
| Women in a sorority | 1.1%Fall 2025 | 5.0%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | – | – |
| Pell Grant | 40% | 28% |
| First-gen | 24% | 21% |
| Men / women | 27% / 73% | 5% / 95% |
| Part-time students | 2% | 22% |
| Students 25 and older | 2% | 25% |
| First-years from in state | 2% | 21% |
| First-years from other states | 94% | 78% |
| First-years from abroad | 3% | 0% |
| New transfer students this fall | 190 | 13 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 6% | 2% |
| Diversity index | 0.40 | 0.26 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 13 to 1 | 11 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 43%Fall 2025 | – |
| Full-time faculty share | 64% | 70% |
| Average faculty salary | $104,419 | $86,025 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 2,266 | 616 |
| Most popular majors | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10% · Political Science and Government, General 8% · Psychology, General 8% | Psychology, General 18% · Political Science and Government, General 11% · Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 10% |
| Instruction spending per student | $14,944 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $15,850 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $77,457 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $185,818 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 28% | 21% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $33,612 | $41,205 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 38% | 20% |
| Net price, students with grants | $33,368 | $40,354 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $54,630 | $51,366 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $54,630 | $51,366 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $33,344 | $30,058 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $33,344 | $30,058 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 99% | 96% |
| Average grant | $21,262 | $10,614 |
| Aid from the college | 96% | 95% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | 15% got merit aid, averaging $18K | 15% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $3K (proxy) |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants | – |
| Aid priority date or deadline | February 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | February 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 59%2024–25 | 19%2024–25 |
| Average aid package, first-years | $29,9252024–25 | $19,3402024–25 |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 84%2024–25 | 21%2024–25 |
| Aid for international students | 447 students, average $27.5K2024–25 | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $63,066 | $59,993 |
| Graduation rate | 64% | 77% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 66% | 76% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 74% | 88% |
| Pell graduation gap | 7 pts lower | 12 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 65% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | – |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | Under 30 students | – |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 70% | 79% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | – | – |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Retention rate | 88%Entered fall 2024 | 95%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 59% | 66% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 68% | 74% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 22% | 16% |
| Median debt | $24,500 | $25,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 59% | 48% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $20,500 | $23,250 |
| Website | howard.edu | spelman.edu |
Sources:Howard University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Howard University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Howard University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Howard University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Howard University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Howard University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Howard University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;Common Data Set, most recent release;Spelman College (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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