by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Spelman College was awarded 31 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is political science & government.
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College Factual ranked Spelman as #1,605 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Spelman is also ranked #42 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
The acceptance rate at Spelman College is a competitive 51%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Spelman it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Spelman College is 73%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 91% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Spelman College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Spelman for first-time, full-time students is 68%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Spelman College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,207 undergraduates at Spelman with 2,132 being full-time and 75 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $43,248 | $43,094 | $41,579 | $45,263 | $47,588 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Spelman, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Spelman, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $6,553 a year. That adds up to $26,212 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Spelman is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Spelman College.
Contact details for Spelman are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 350 Spelman Lane Sw, Atlanta, GA 30314-4399 |
| Phone: | 404-681-3643 |
| Website: | www.spelman.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/SpelmanCollege |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/spelmancollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 70 | $23,944 |
| General Biology | 64 | $23,318 |
| Political Science & Government | 46 | $38,532 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 42 | NA |
| General English Literature | 39 | $28,355 |
| Economics | 35 | $48,695 |
| International Studies | 21 | $26,667 |
| Computer Information Systems | 17 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 | NA |
| Ethnic Studies | 16 | $23,573 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,010 students took at least one online class at Spelman College. This is a decrease from the 2,207 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,010 | 8 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,207 | 2,207 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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