University

Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $31,556
Out-of-state tuition: $31,556
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,414

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

23.8%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,597 students; Official CDS B1 reports 2,597 total undergraduate students as of October 15, 2025.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,559 students; Official CDS B1 reports 2,559 total full-time undergraduate students.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 38 students; Official CDS B1 reports 38 total part-time undergraduate students.

Majors

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Dance
Visual and Performing Arts
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Visual and Performing Arts
Economics
Social Sciences
Education, General
Education
Engineering, General
Engineering

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-02-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $50
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: U.S. only
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027:supplemental_essays
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28; no required writing supplement indicated.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?141060

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 11,533 applicants; Official CDS C1 reports 11,533 first-time, first-year applications for Fall 2025.
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,743 students; Official CDS C1 reports 2,743 first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2025.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 648 students; Official CDS C1 reports 648 first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2025.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 54.62%; Official CDS C11 reports 54.62 percent of all enrolled students had a GPA of 4.0.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 26.92%; Official CDS C11 reports 26.92 percent of all enrolled students had a GPA between 3.75 and 3.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 12.05%; Official CDS C11 reports 12.05 percent of all enrolled students had a GPA between 3.50 and 3.74.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 4.85%; Official CDS C11 reports 4.85 percent of all enrolled students had a GPA between 3.25 and 3.49.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 1.41%; Official CDS C11 reports 1.41 percent of all enrolled students had a GPA between 3.00 and 3.24.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 0.16%; Official CDS C11 reports 0.16 percent of all enrolled students had a GPA between 2.50 and 2.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 leaves this GPA band blank; no value was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 leaves this GPA band blank; no value was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 leaves this GPA band blank; no value was inferred.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.96 GPA; Official CDS C12 reports an average high-school GPA of 3.96 for degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 30%; Official CDS C9 reports 30 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 17%; Official CDS C9 reports 17 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 570 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 670 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 520 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 630 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 22 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 28 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 10:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2025 student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1.

Source: Spelman College Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.spelman.edu/_1_Docs-and-Files/about/institutional-research/common-data-set/cds_2025-2026_spelman_college_1.26.2026.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v123-spelman

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

24.9%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 12,023 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,990 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 705 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,417 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,657 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 760 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 23%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 16%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 590 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 680 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 518 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 640 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 22 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 29 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Spelman College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.spelman.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Health Professions and Related Programs

Human Services, General

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Sociology and Anthropology

Social Sciences

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

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