Spelman College

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Information Summary

Ranks 185th overall and 4th in Georgia

Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Atlanta, GA 30314-4399

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

Undergraduate	Arts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence
Graduate	N/A
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
Enrollment	Exclusively undergraduate four-year
Size & Setting	Small four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Bachelor's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Spelman College?

Ranks 533rd for total cost of attendance

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$15,945  $18,615	$15,945  $18,615	$15,945  $18,615

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies	$1,658  $1,750
On-Campus – Room & Board	$8,455  $9,200
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$3,450  $3,550
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	$8,455  $9,200
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	$3,450  $3,550
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	$3,450  $3,550

Admission Details

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Spelman College use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended

Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ /
College Prep. Completion	N/A
Recommendations
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Spelman College accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	1,320
Meals per Week	19
Room Fee	N/A
Board Fee	N/A

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Spelman College Ranks 4242nd for the average student loan amount.

	Average	Users	% of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid	$6,099	326	61%
State & Local Grant Aid	$3,500	65	12%
Institutional Grant Aid	$3,500	2	0%
Student Loan Aid	$2,625	435	82%
Any financial aid type		435	82%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Spelman College?

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Spelman College?

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Spelman College.

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

Anthropology
Biochemistry		5						5
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	1	54						55
Chemistry, General		16						16
Computer and Information Sciences, General		7						7
Dance, General		2						2
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General		5						5
Economics, General	1	41						42
Education, General		19						19
Engineering, General		7						7
English Language and Literature, General	1	52						53
Environmental Science		1						1
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other		2						2
French Language and Literature
History, General		7						7
Human Services, General		1						1
International Relations and Affairs	1	7						8
Mathematics, General		12						12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	1	19						20
Music, General		6						6
Natural Sciences
Philosophy		5						5
Physics, General		4						4
Political Science and Government, General		50						50
Psychology, General	2	95						97
Religion/Religious Studies
Sociology		9						9
Spanish Language and Literature		4						4
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Total	7	430						437

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Spelman College Ranks 1159th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$58,810 ($58,690 male / $58,872 female)
Number of FT Faculty	167 (57 male / 110 female)
Number of PT Faculty	82
FT Faculty Ratio	2 : 1
Total Benefits	$2,176,528

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Spelman College Summary

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Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts woman’s college in Atlanta, Georgia. Packard, the historically black institution began as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, was renamed Spelman Seminary in 1884 and Spelman College in 1924. The oldest building still on campus, Rockefeller Hall, was built in 1886, named after John D. The building, which was originally student classrooms and residences, housed the Office of Undergraduate Affairs, the Office of Alumnae Affairs and Annual Giving, the Office of Human Resources, the Provost’s Office, and the Business Office until December 2005, when it was closed for renovations. Giles Hall was renovated in 1996 and currently houses the Departments of Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Education, Economics, and Art, as well as the Honors Program and the Learning Resources Center. It now houses the Women’s Health Center, the Office of Counseling and Disability Serivces, and a small residence hall for the students who participate in SHAPE, a women’s health program on campus. It now houses the Marian Wright Edelman Child Development Center, and also provides a student residence hall. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Hall (nicknamed ‘Abby’ by students, after Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, the wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.) was built in 1952 and serves as a freshman residence hall. Dorothy Shepard Manley Hall, was completed in 1964 and was named for the wife of one of the presidents of Spelman. Sally Sage McAlpin Hall serves as an upperclass residence hall and was named in honor of a former chair of the Board of Trustees. Chadwick Hall served as a freshman resdidence hall but was ultimately demolished. The center also has a museum, the College Archives, an auditorium, the writing center, the Women’s Research and Resource Center, reading rooms and a foreign language lab. The Albro-Falconer-Manley Science Center is the newest building on Spelman’s campus, as it was completed in 2000. The “Science Center” also is a general term used to encompass Tapley Hall and the Academic Computing Center, both which predate the actual Science Center but are now connected to it by a series of breezeways. Other buildings no longer on campus: Chadwick Hall, originally a student residence hall (removed in 1986) Morgan Hall, the student center and dining hall (destroyed by fire in 1970) Upton Hall, an administrative building (removed in 2004) Spelman also recently acquired the Millgan Building, an administrative building that previously housed the Atlanta University Center offices but now houses Spelman’s Department of Career Services. There are currently plans to construct a new residence hall on Spelman’s campus behind the Living-Learning Center I. The school was originally named Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary and then later, Spelman Seminary after Laura Spelman, an Oread student and wife of John D. Rockefeller also donated the funds for what is currently the oldest building on campus, Rockefeller Hall;

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