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Economics at Spelman College

Spelman College graduates about 34 economics majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 175th of 683 schools we score for economics, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 15 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 15% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

66/100Strong#175 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year347% of the class
Courses in the catalog15more than 15% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$79,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$355Ka year, NSF
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1300whole school

Around Spelman College

Harkness Hall as viewed from across the main quadrangle at Clark Atlanta Univers
Harkness Hall, Clark Atlanta University, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
President Joe Biden delivers the 2024 Morehouse College commencement address, Su
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Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College with a statue of Benjamin Mays in fro
Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library (a
Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff LibraryPhoto: Clifflandis · CC0 · source

Where economics happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 18 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 5 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. University of St. Thomas (MN) 66
  2. University of Vermont 66
  3. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 66
  4. Saint Joseph's University 66
  5. University of South Carolina 65
  6. University of Missouri 65
  7. Miami University–Oxford 65
  8. University of Kentucky 65

Other strong majors at Spelman College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Spelman College with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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