78%
Graduation Rate
12%
Transfer-out Rate
94%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Spelman College, the graduation rate is 78 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 94 %, and the transfer-out rate is 12 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 448 students out of 571 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Spelman College.
By gender, 0 male and 448 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 571 | 448 | 78.46% |
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| Men | 0 | 0 | - |
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| Women | 571 | 448 | 78.46% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Spelman College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 60.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 78.60%
- White: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 60.00%(6/10) |
- |
60.00%(6/10) |
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| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 78.60%(437/556) |
- |
78.60%(437/556) |
|---|
| White | 100.00%(2/2) |
- |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Spelman, the transfer-out rate is 11.73%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.90%.
Spelman's retention rate is 94% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 81.48%.
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Retention Rate
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Spelman College, 3 of 3 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 100.00%.