SPELMAN COLLEGE E-4

350 Spelman Ln., SW
Atlanta, GA 30314-4399
Tel: (404)681-3643
Free: 800-982-2411
Fax: (404)215-7788
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.spelman.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, women only. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1881. Setting: 32-acre urban campus. Endowment: $219.4 million. Research spending 2003-04: $4.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $8174 per student. Total enrollment: 2,186. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 3,978 applied, 47% were admitted. 32% from top 10% of their high school class, 70% from top quarter, 94% from top half. 4 National Merit Scholars. Full-time: 2,082 students. Part-time: 104 students. Students come from 42 states and territories, 18 other countries, 70% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Hispanic, 94% black, 0.05% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 3% 25 or older, 53% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 91% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; psychology; English. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Babson College; Bates College; Bryn Mawr College; Claremont McKenna College; Connecticut College; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Douglass College; Dartmouth College; Grinnell College; Haverford College; Illinois Wesleyan University; Mount Holyoke College; Middlebury College; Mills College; New York University; Occidental College; Ohio Wesleyan University; Pitzer College; Pomona College; Scripps College; Simmons College; Stanford University; University of California, San Diego; Vassar College; Wellesley College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 2/1. Notification: 4/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $24,400 includes full-time tuition ($13,525), mandatory fees ($2420), and college room and board ($8455). Part-time tuition: $565 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: national sororities; 15% of eligible undergrads are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Spotlight (newspaper), Health Careers Club, NAACP (campus organization), SHAPE (health organization). Major annual events: Founders' Day, Family Weekend, Blue and White Ball. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,178 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: women-only housing available. Robert Woodruff Library with 727,767 books, 851,268 microform titles, 1,549 serials, 10,656 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.2 million. 105 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Clark Atlanta University.