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Boilerplate Text
The information below is offered as boilerplate text for Spelman PIs to use in the institutional context section required for many grant proposals.
If you need additional information for your proposal, or if you have suggestions for data to include on this list, please email Dacia Myree.
Spelman College
Spelman College is a private, independent, historically Black college for women which is committed to academic rigor, career development, leadership, community involvement and positive social action. The College is committed to providing students with the benefits of a liberal arts education: intellectual and skill flexibility, intercultural experiences and competencies, writing and communication skills, and the ability to think critically. Curricular cornerstones include the First Year Experience (FYE), Sophomore Year Experience and the Major Capstone.
Spelman is located in an southwest Atlanta, Georgia. It is adjacent to Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse School of Medicine, which together form the Atlanta University Center. The consortium is served by the AUC Woodruff Library.
Spelman was founded in 1881 as Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary. Its name was changed to Spelman College in 1924. Spelman College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Mission Statement
Spelman College, a historically Black college and a global leader in the education of women of African descent, is dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and the intellectual, creative, ethical, and leadership development of its students. Spelman empowers the whole person to engage the many cultures of the world and inspires a commitment to positive social change.
“Firsts” and other distinctions
- In 1995, Spelman was selected as a National Science Foundation NSF/NASA Model Institution for Excellence.
- First HBCU to offer a women’s studies major
- First HBCU to establish a Spelman’s Women’s Research and Resource Center (1981)
- One of only four HBCUs to be awarded a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
Recent rankings
- U.S. News and World Report ranks Spelman first among HBCUs and in the top 100 of liberal arts colleges in the country.
- Spelman ranks second among HBCUs for the proportion of its graduates that go on to earn doctoral degrees in STEM fields. (NCSES 2013)
- Spelman is ranked fourth in the country in the baccalaureate origin of African-American doctoral recipients in STEM fields. In the social sciences, it is ranked second. (NCSES 2013)
Factbook Highlights
- First-generation college students make up between 15% and 18% of each entering class. (2013-14 Factbook pp. 34-5)
- About 46% of Spelman students are eligible for Pell grants. (2013-14 Factbook pp. 45, 47)
Institutional Datasheets
- Spelman Factbook
- Leadership Profile
- U.S. News profile: Spelman College
- Carnegie Classification of Spelman College
- National Center for Education Statistics
- “College Factual” Datasheet for Spelman College
- National Science Foundation institutional profile: Spelman College
- Spelman’s audited financial reports
- Quickfacts about Spelman (DUNS number, Authorized officials, etc.)
Sources of Higher Education Data
- National Center for Science & Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
- National Science Foundation WebCASPAR (also includes IPEDS data)
- Higher Education Research & Development Survey (HERD)
Institutional Memberships
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