Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 3,414 undergrads
- HBCU
- Women's college
- Admit rate
- 25%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $46,089per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 78%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,77310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Spelman students can take classes at Morehouse and Clark Atlanta through the Atlanta University Center; more than a quarter of AUC students cross-register for at least one course each semester.
The 3+2 Dual Degree Engineering Program pairs three years at Spelman with two at a partner such as Georgia Tech, Michigan, Columbia, Dartmouth or Caltech, ending with two bachelor's degrees.
Source: Spelman College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 25%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1108–1320Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Spelman College's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
82% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.96. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 24%2,743 admitted of 11,533 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 16%70 admitted of 437. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- Early action admit rate
- 30%1,599 admitted of 5,282. Early action isn't binding.
- Off the wait list
- 0%0 admitted of 2 who stayed on the wait list (568 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1100–130030% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 22–2817% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 39%74% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Spelman College Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $46,089full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $55,733sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $32,470Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 78%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 94%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,77310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,414Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 21%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Mercer University Macon, GA — admits 69%
- Berry College Mount Berry, GA — admits 64%
- Morehouse College Atlanta, GA — admits 44%
- The Catholic University of America Washington, DC — admits 83%
Also worth a look
- Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA — admits 29%
- Oberlin College Oberlin, OH — admits 34%
- Morehouse College Atlanta, GA — admits 44%
- Fairfield University Fairfield, CT — admits 33%
- Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH — admits 37%
- Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA — admits 29%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Spelman College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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