The student population at Spelman College is 3,417 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 1,273 over the past decade.
705 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,547 where 3,417 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Spelman College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,144 | 0 | 2,144 |
| 2016-17 | 2,125 -19 | 0 | 2,125 -19 |
| 2017-18 | 2,137 12 | 0 | 2,137 12 |
| 2018-19 | 2,171 34 | 0 | 2,171 34 |
| 2019-20 | 2,120 -51 | 0 | 2,120 -51 |
| 2020-21 | 2,207 87 | 0 | 2,207 87 |
| 2021-22 | 2,417 210 | 0 | 2,417 210 |
| 2022-23 | 3,102 685 | 168 168 | 2,934 517 |
| 2023-24 | 3,633 531 | 258 90 | 3,375 441 |
| 2024-25 | 3,417 -216 | 170 -88 | 3,247 -128 |
| Average | 2,547 | 60 | 2,488 |
The percentage of white students is 5.06% and the percentage of black students is 85.60% at Spelman College. 2.02% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 0.91% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 0.05% to 5.06%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.14% to 2.02%. Black student enrollment decreased from 95.71% to 85.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.28% to 0.91%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2637 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.0835 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Spelman College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10 | 3 | 2,052 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2016-17 | 24 | 2 | 2,049 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2017-18 | 33 | 0 | 2,071 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018-19 | 40 | 1 | 2,107 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 30 | 1 | 2,065 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 1 | 2,173 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 10 | 2,349 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 29 | 42 | 2,628 | 0 | 6 | 219 | 37 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | 29 | 2,675 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 34 |
| 2024-25 | 43 | 69 | 2,925 | 31 | 9 | 173 | 57 |
| Average | 27 | 16 | 2,309 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 22 |
705 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Spelman College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,144 | 0 | 0 | 2,144 |
| 2016-17 | 2,125 | 0 | 0 | 2,125 |
| 2017-18 | 2,137 | 0 | 0 | 2,137 |
| 2018-19 | 2,171 | 0 | 0 | 2,171 |
| 2019-20 | 2,120 | 0 | 0 | 2,120 |
| 2020-21 | 2,207 | 2,207 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 2,417 | 8 | 1,002 | 1,407 |
| 2022-23 | 3,102 | 729 | 618 | 1,755 |
| 2023-24 | 3,633 | 1,048 | 508 | 2,077 |
| 2024-25 | 3,417 | 705 | 423 | 2,289 |
| Average | 2,547 | 470 | 255 | 1,823 |
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