Georgia students paid $29,064 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $883 more than the $28,181 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 502 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.7 million and 464 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,171), 1,838 students used grants or scholarships totaling $25.1 million, and 1,611 students took out $11.4 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~499 | $26,388 | $27,314 | $28,181 | $29,064 | 10.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Spelman College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 247 | 45% | $1,300,570 | $5,265 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 147 | 27% | $799,685 | $5,440 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 334 | 61% | $3,604,685 | $10,792 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 502 | 92% | $5,704,940 | $11,364 |
| Federal student loans | 458 | 84% | $2,734,193 | $5,970 |
| Other student loans | 45 | 8% | $1,004,375 | $22,319 |
| Student loan aid | 464 | 85% | $3,738,568 | $8,057 |
| Total student aid | 545 | 100% | - | - |
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