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Spelman College Ranking Badges

Spelman earned 16 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #29 of 1,080 in Location Diversity (Southeast), a top 5% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 16 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 7
• Highest placement: #29 of 1,080, a top 5% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 7
• Placements this edition: 109
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Spelman College Earned?

Spelman College holds 16 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 7 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	7
Top 10%	7
Top 15%	2
Total	16

What Is Spelman College Known For?

Spelman College is best known for Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies: 3 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Political Science & Government, Ethnic Studies and Business Administration & Management.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best (Southeast)		✓
Overall Best (Georgia)		✓
Location Diversity			✓
Location Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Location Diversity (Georgia)			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Business Administration & Management
Most Focused			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Computer Information Systems
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General English Literature
Most Focused		✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Ethnic Studies
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
International Studies
Most Focused		✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Psychology
Most Focused		✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Economics
Most Focused	✓
Political Science & Government
Most Focused			✓

How Does Spelman College Rank for Veterans?

Spelman College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,513 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Spelman College appears in 109 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.