Spelman College Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

50.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Spelman College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	11,176	0	11,176
Admitted students	5,673	0	5,673
Enrolled students	794	0	794
Acceptance rate	51%	0%	51%
Yield rate	14%	0%	14%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Spelman College received a total of 11,176 applications. These applications included 0 male applicants and 11,176 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 11,176 applicants, Spelman College admitted 5,673 students. Among the admitted students, there were 0 males and 5,673 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 794 students chose to enroll at Spelman College. This means that 794 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 0 were male and 794 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Spelman College had an overall acceptance rate of 51% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 0% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 51%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Spelman College had an overall yield rate of 14% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 0%, and for female admitted students, it was 14%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Spelman College over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	5,051	0	5,051	2,441	0	2,441	48%		48%	566	0	566	23%		23%
2016	7,864	0	7,864	2,810	0	2,810	36%		36%	533	0	533	19%		19%
2017	8,344	0	8,344	3,342	0	3,342	40%		40%	548	0	548	16%		16%
2018	9,451	0	9,451	3,718	0	3,718	39%		39%	571	0	571	15%		15%
2019	9,106	0	9,106	3,956	0	3,956	43%		43%	516	0	516	13%		13%
2020	9,118	0	9,118	4,794	0	4,794	53%		53%	576	0	576	12%		12%
2021	11,176	0	11,176	5,673	0	5,673	51%		51%	794	0	794	14%		14%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Spelman College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Spelman College operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Recommendation letters
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Spelman College.

Credit for life experiences

Not Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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Acceptance Rate

Application Fees

$40

Applicants Stats

Total Applicants

Admitted Students

Enrolled Students

Acceptance Rate

Yield Rate

Admission and Enrollment Trends

Admission Requirements Fall 2021

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Recommended

Neither required nor recommended

Accepted Credits

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