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Spelman College

Atlanta, GAQuad's selectivityVery selective
Known forDraws students nationallyTest-optional heavyEnrollment up 60% since fall 2014
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Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 10, 2026

  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Reading & Writing 570–670 (fall 2024: 590–680)Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Math 520–630 (fall 2024: 518–640)Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% ACT composite 22–28 (fall 2024: 22–29)Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2027 applicants: Test-blind (fall 2024: Test-optional)Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Entered fall 2024: 95% returned for a second year (entered fall 2023: 94%)Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26

Sources:Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2026

1 in 5 applicants admitted

Spelman admits about 1 in 5 applicants (19%). That puts it in the "Very selective" tier, more selective than 95% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

19%

19%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityVery selective

Applied

13,500

Admitted

2,990

Yield

24%

of admits enroll

Avg. GPA

3.96

SAT middle 50%

1100–1300

10001600
ACT middle 50%

22–28

1836
Applications +178% since fall 2014 · admit rate 54% → 25%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 3,414 undergrads, where 28% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

3.4K

undergrads · larger than 71% of colleges

Diversity index

0.26

Pell Grant

28%

below the median

First generation

21%

below the median

Large cityROTCStudy abroad
Steady · index 0.24 → 0.26 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (18% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 70% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,850 a year on instruction per student.

11 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 68% of colleges

Most popular major

Psychology, General

18% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Computer and Information Sciences, General

$98.7K one year after completion

Full-time faculty

70%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$15.9K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $41,205 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $16.9K more than the national median. The 96% who received grants paid $40,354 on average; the other 4% paid the full sticker price of $51,366.

20%

$41.2K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $16.9K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$51,366 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
15% · avg $3K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Limited

grants cover 20% of full price

Federal loans

48%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office
Cost falling · −9% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $59,993 ten years after enrolling, more than at 68% of colleges; 77% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.7 years of that salary.

77%

77%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$60K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$25K

≈ $265/month for 10 years

Retention

95%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 74% → 78% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 9% after inflation, and what the average first-year paid moved with it. Applications rose 178% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 54% to 25%.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −9% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +178%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 54% → 25% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    Steady

    index 0.24 → 0.26

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 141060 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything