Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia · Website
$59,993
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,993
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Spelman College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Atlanta, Georgia with 3,414 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $38,967 a year (tuition and fees $31,556). It admits 25% of applicants and 78% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,993 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$38,967
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$31,556
US median $11,837
Admission rate
25%
US median 78%
Completion rate
78%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,993
Rank 793 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $38,967
- Tuition and fees
- $31,556
- Cost of attendance
- $50,952
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $32,923
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $34,108
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $36,602
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $38,640
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $44,529
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $26,388 in 2015-16 to $31,556 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1,220
- Undergraduates
- 3,414
- Part-time students
- 22%
- Women
- 95%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 78%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 35
- Endowment
- $549.3M
- Other
- Historically Black college, Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 793 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $38,967 | $16,487 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $31,556 | $8,578 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 25% | 74% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 78% | 42% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $16,542 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,676 | $33,044 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,993 | $38,579 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 42% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
35 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 403 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $25,674 | $29,343 | $52,775 | $50,706 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $26,250 | $39,050 | $66,378 | $63,293 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $24,705 | $28,357 | $60,978 | $61,296 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,000 | $21,638 | $48,995 | $57,214 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,375 | $59,907 | $79,456 | $82,686 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,314 | $31,129 | $62,425 | $48,590 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $25,753 | $56,538 | $59,972 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,747 | Withheld | $62,587 | $52,657 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $98,692 | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | Withheld | $50,364 | $47,382 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $25,500 | $28,080 | $25,137 | $51,710 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $94,634 | $69,562 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Sociology and AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,959 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,980 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Atlanta and Georgia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Georgia
- Homes: Homes for sale in Georgia
Questions and answers
How much does Spelman College cost?
$38,967 a year is the average net price at Spelman College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $31,556, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,952. Families earning under $30,000 pay $32,923 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Spelman College?
25% of applicants are admitted to Spelman College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,220. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Spelman College graduates earn?
$59,993 a year is the median pay of former Spelman College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,676 after 6 years). That ranks 793 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $98,692.
How much student debt do Spelman College graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Spelman College graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 48% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Spelman College?
78% of first-time, full-time students at Spelman College finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Spelman College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (403 certificate graduates), Psychology, General (63 bachelor's graduates), Political Science and Government (53 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 35 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.