Facts About Spelman• Enrollment- More than 2100 students

from 46 states and countries

• Student-Faculty Ratio- 12:1

• 80% of faculty hold PhDs or other terminal

degrees.

• Spelman college ranks 1stin the nation

for sending African American females to

medical school

Harriet E. Giles and Sophia B.

Packard – Founders of Spelman

College

Dr. Beverly Daniel

Tatum, President of Spelman

College

Academic Offerings

• Art

• Biochemistry

• Chemistry

• Child Development

• Comparative Women’s Studies

• Computer Science

• Drama

• Dual Degree Engineering

• Economics

• English

• Environmental Science

• French

• History

• Independent Major

• International Studies

• Mathematics

• Music

A Tradition of Scholarship

Student Life

at Spelman

Spelman Glee Club

Spelman Archery

Spelman Soccer

Performing Arts at Spelman

Sorority Life

Famous Alumnae

First Lady Michelle Obama (honorary

degree, class of2011)

Marian Wright Edelman – educator

and activist (class of 1960)

Alice Walker - author of The Color

Purple (class of 1965)

Keisha Knight Pulliam – actress

from “The Cosby Show” and “Meet

the Browns” (class of 2001)

Audrey Manley – former Acting Surgeon

General and President Emeritus of Spelman

College (class of 1955 )

Shaun Robinson – co-host of

“Access Hollywood” (class of 1984)

Bernice King - SCLC President

and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther

King (class of 1986)

What mark will you make on

the world?

If you’d like to learn more about Spelman

College, please visit the website,

www.spelman.edu