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.
Most popular majors
616 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 57% of graduates; 31 programs in 17 fields awarded at least one.
- Psychology, General 42.010118% 108Graduates in this field earn $52,775 4 years out
- Political Science and Government, General 45.100111% 65Graduates in this field earn $66,378 4 years out
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 51.000010% 64Graduates in this field earn $60,978 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01019.9% 61Graduates in this field earn $48,995 4 years out
- Women's Studies 05.02078.4% 52Graduates in this field earn $25,137 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 0.0% → 10% of graduates since 2014–15 (64 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General$98,692 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $98,692
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 35 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mathematics$94,634 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$94,634National median: $69,562Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 21 graduates, two most recent years combined
Economics$79,456 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $59,907
4 years after completion$79,456National median: $82,686Below typical4 years out, Pell: $67,445 · Non-Pell: $71,531(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,375 · 76 graduates, two most recent years combined
Political Science and Government$66,378 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $39,050
4 years after completion$66,378National median: $63,293Above typical4 years out, Pell: $45,875 · Non-Pell: $46,962(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,250 · 103 graduates, two most recent years combined
Sociology$62,587 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$62,587National median: $52,657Above typicalMedian federal debt: $26,747 · 37 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 10 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,572 students, 248 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$86,025
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)