University Description

Spelman College is a private, historically black, women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman received its collegiate charter in 1924, making it America's oldest private HBCU liberal arts college for women.. Read More

University History

The Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary was established on April 11, 1881 in the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, by two teachers from the Oread Institute of Worcester, Massachusetts: Harriet E. Giles and Sophia B. Packard. Giles and Packard had met while Giles was a student, and Packard the preceptress, of the New Salem Academy in New Salem, Massachusetts, and fostered a lifelong friendship there. The two of them traveled to Atlanta specifically to found a school for black freedwomen, and found support from Frank Quarles, the pastor of Friendship Baptist Church.
Graduation Rate: 66% Acceptance Rate: 51% Student Faculty Ratio: 11:1 School Setting: urban Notable Alumni: Channing Heggie Tobias

Academic Programs

  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Religious Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Human Services
  • Sociology
  • General Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • General Physics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • General Dance
  • General Drama and Theatre Arts
  • General History
  • Religious Studies
  • General Human Services
  • General Economics
  • Environmental Science
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Environmental Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • General Education
  • General Engineering
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • Philosophy
  • General Health Services and Allied Health Sciences
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
  • International Studies
  • Documentary Production
  • Other Fine Arts and Art Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Physics
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Religious Studies
  • General English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Education
  • General Psychology
  • General Music
  • Biochemistry
  • General Economics
  • General Engineering
  • Environmental Studies
  • General Human Services
  • General Health Services and Allied Health Sciences
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Environmental Science
  • General Physics
  • Biochemistry
  • General Economics
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • General Engineering
  • General Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Sociology
  • International Studies
  • Religious Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority