Spelman College

Name: Spelman College Common Data Set 2023-24
Creator: Spelman College
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Common Data Set 2023-24

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SAT Composite

1050-1250

SAT Math

510-610

SAT Reading

550-660

ACT Composite

21-27

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$59,993

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

78%

6-year completion

Average net price

$38,967

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$25,000

federal loans only

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General Information

4 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:James

Last Name:Sanders

Title:Director of Institutional Research

Office:Institutional Research

Address Line 1:350 Spelman Lane, SW, Box 875

Zipcode30314-4399

Country:United States

Phone:(404) 270-5674

Email Address:jsande14@spelman.edu

Other

City:Atlanta

StateGeorgia

Address Information

Street Address Line 1:350 Spelman Lane, SW

CityAtlanta

StateGeorgia

Zip30314-4399

Country:United States

Main Phone Number:(404) 681-3643

WWW Home Page Address:www.spelman.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number:(404) 270-5201

Admissions Email Address:admiss@spelman.edu

Enrollment And Persistence

2 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	727	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	56	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	1749	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	0	2532	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	94%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	10610
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	3617
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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Total first-time, first-year who applied1,572

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted491

Total first-time, first-year who applied8,817

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted3,070

Total first-time, first-year who applied221

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted56

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units15

English4

Mathematics2

Science3

Foreign language2

Social studies2

History2

Computer Science0

Total academic units25

English4

Mathematics4

Science4

Foreign language2

Social studies2

History2

Computer Science7

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	24	173
ACT	19	137

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1050	1180	1250
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	550	610	660
SAT math	510	570	610
ACT composite	21	24	27
ACT math	18	21	25
ACT English	21	25	29
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80010

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69946

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59933

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4999

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3991

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299100

SAT Math: 700-8004

SAT Math: 600-69927

SAT Math: 500-59945

SAT Math: 400-49921

SAT Math: 300-3993

SAT Math: 200-299100

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class28.6

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class63.2

Percent in top half of high school graduating class91.3

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class8.7

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class2.2

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:31.8

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Percent who had GPA of 4.037

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9933

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7421

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.497

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.242

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.0100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.88

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:98

Admission Policies

Application closing date (fall): Month2

Application closing date (fall): Day1

Transfer Admission

1 TABLE

Application for Admission

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:##

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.spelman.edu/admissions/financial-aid/net-price-calculator

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	26915.00	26915.00
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	3418.00	3143.00
Food and housing, on-campus	16293.00	16293.00
Housing only, on-campus	9513.00	9513.00
Food only, on-campus meal plan	6780.00	6780.00
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	1500.00	1500.00	1500.00
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	1500.00	1500.00	1500.00
Other expenses	3515.00	3515.00	3515.00

Financial Aid

4 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2023-2024 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$6,482,597

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$2,816,601

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$5,879,048

Total Scholarships/Grants$37,808,474

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$17,762,074

Federal Work-Study$473,364

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$18,235,438

Parent Loans$0

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$22,630,229

Athletic Awards$0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$25,946

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$156,590

Total Scholarships/Grants$2,783,564

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$11,479,735

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$11,479,735

Parent Loans$53,984,792

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$2,601,028

Athletic Awards$0

Aid to Nonresidents

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$424,651

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Natural resources and conservation	0.48%	Not reported	3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	3.10%	Not reported	5%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	9%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.81%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	3.81%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0.24%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.95%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	5.95%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	10.71%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	2.62%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.71%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.62%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	15.00%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	0.24%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	25.71%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	7.62%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	9.29%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	100%
History	Not reported	Not reported	0.71%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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