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Spelman College

Atlanta, GA · Private · Large city

Private institution in Atlanta, GA · 3,633 undergraduates · 34% acceptance rate · $59,993 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$36,8281,859th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$30,0581,343rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,0581,249th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$49,3491,458th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,993539th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,676824th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
76.1%272nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.8%153rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
34.1%133rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1184446th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3,633617th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.4%1,239th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (ATL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$40
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$61,516—
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$45,383$48,667
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$41,193$29,685
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$38,491$37,748
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$33,993$38,289
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$32,925$35,060
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$28,236$35,600
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,625—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$24,808$25,525
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Spelman College’s 3,633 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

In GA

Elsewhere