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Atlanta, GASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

24.9%

Total Profiles

6

SAT Range

1108–1320

User Accept Rate

33.3%

Tuition

$30,058

Undergrad Enrollment

3,633

Applicants

10,610

Yield Rate

20.1%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.19
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.02
SAT
ACT
26
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.12
SAT
ACT
33
Round: REA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.51
SAT
1230
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.17
SAT
ACT
31
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.05
SAT
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$38,967/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $155,868 over four years.

What grads earn

$60,978/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$63,325 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.6 years of pay.

76% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

9.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

35%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.3%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Spelman College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$32,923
$30–48k$34,108
$48–75k$36,602
$75–110k$38,640
Over $110k$44,529

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

77%

Completion · all

79%

Completion · Pell

75%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

42%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
10,610
Admitted
3,61734.1%
Enrolled
72720% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling2
Motor Vehicle Theft7

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Research Activity
FY 2024
$5Mtotal R&D expenditure#479 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Psychology, General89 grads
Political Science and Government, General62 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General61 grads
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General48 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics34 grads
International/Global Studies31 grads
English Language and Literature, General22 grads
Women's Studies16 grads
Mathematics, General13 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General13 grads

4yr Grad Rate

66%

6yr Grad Rate

76%

Retention Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$59,993