GA
Spelman College
2.63 incidents / 1,000 students
Atlanta, GA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Spelman College
Across 2022–2024, Spelman College reported 14 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: College of Coastal Georgia.
- 2.63
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,211
- Rank of 2,072
- #67
- GA rank
- 3,417
- Enrolled students
2.63 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Spelman College reports 2.63 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 50% above Clover Park Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Clover Park Technical College (0.59/1k); Pacific University (3.50/1k); Arcadia University (2.94/1k); Casper College (1.76/1k); Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes College of Coastal Georgia (1.73/1k); Savannah State University (5.01/1k); Gordon State College (3.15/1k); Georgia Southwestern State University (0.81/1k); Toccoa Falls College (0.00/1k); Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (2.09/1k); Fort Valley State University (2.42/1k); Morehouse College (1.76/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.63
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,211
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 58%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 6
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 141060 · Spelman College 2.63/1k score rate · #1,211/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-MID 2.63/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,211/2,072
- ST-MID #67 in state
- BELOW-PEER Arcadia University · 0.30 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 200%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 3,417
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Arcadia University (+0.30/1k)
Spelman College sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Arcadia University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Arcadia University (+0.30/1k). National rank #1,211 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Spelman College reports 2.63 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 50% above Clover Park Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Clover Park Technical College (0.59/1k); Pacific University (3.50/1k); Arcadia University (2.94/1k); Casper College (1.76/1k); Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes College of Coastal Georgia (1.73/1k); Savannah State University (5.01/1k); Gordon State College (3.15/1k); Georgia Southwestern State University (0.81/1k); Toccoa Falls College (0.00/1k); Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (2.09/1k); Fort Valley State University (2.42/1k); Morehouse College (1.76/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Spelman College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Spelman on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Gurnick Academy of Medical · lowest peer 0
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Casper College · near
Casper College — near
1.76 per 1,000 students
- Spelman College · this campus
Spelman College — this campus
2.63 per 1,000 students
- Arcadia University · near
Arcadia University — near
2.94 per 1,000 students
- Pacific University · highest peer
Pacific University — highest peer
3.5 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Spelman College's 2.63/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Spelman College was unchanged from 6 to 6 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 GA 4-year peers in this comparison, Spelman College is larger than 78% and safer-reporting than 39% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Spelman College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Savannah | 716 | 0.00 | 0 | 78 |
| American InterContinental University-Atlanta | 801 | 0.00 | 3 | 78 |
| LaGrange College | 813 | 0.00 | 6 | 78 |
| Emmanuel University | 950 | 0.00 | 8 | 78 |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | 967 | 8.27 | 11 | 8 |
| Agnes Scott College | 1,079 | 8.34 | 14 | 6 |
| Covenant College | 1,100 | 7.27 | 17 | 14 |
| Reinhardt University | 1,233 | 3.24 | 19 | 31 |
| Shorter University | 1,318 | 0.76 | 22 | 72 |
| Brewton-Parker College | 1,338 | 1.49 | 25 | 67 |
| Oglethorpe University | 1,425 | 7.72 | 28 | 11 |
| Spelman College (this campus) | 3,417 | 2.63 | 78 | 39 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Spelman College held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Fondling (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: Burglary (5 to 4).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Spelman College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Burglary and Fondling. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlySpelman College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 200% (2 → 6 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Fondling | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 26 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 8 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 33 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 9 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 17 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Spelman College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
WA
Clover Park Technical College
0.59 incidents / 1,000 students
OR
Pacific University
3.50 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Spelman College sits on price and outcomes
At $38,967, Spelman College's reported average net price is cheaper than 96% among 124 Georgia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,482.
- $38,967
- average net price
- $16,482
- Georgia median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $11,606
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $32,923 for families reporting under $30,000 against $44,529 above $110,000, a difference of $11,606. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $38,967 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median earnings six years after entry ($45,676) are less than 1.2 years of the reported net price. That is a thin margin, and it is the figure worth pressing the school on before enrolling.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $31,556
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $31,556
- Avg Net Price
- $38,967
- Median Debt
- $25,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- SAT Average
- 1220
- SAT Math Range
- 518-640
- ACT Range
- 22-29
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 77%
- Retention Rate
- 94%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,676
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $59,993
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 51%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,226 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA · 3,408 enrolled
Safety Score 0.59
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · 3,427 enrolled
Safety Score 3.50
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · 3,404 enrolled
Safety Score 2.94
Casper College
Casper, WY · 3,403 enrolled
Safety Score 1.76
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
San Jose, CA · 3,437 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Spelman College (national rank #1211) sits near Dominican University of California (#1210) and Clatsop Community College (#1212) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
National Rank #1210
Clatsop Community College
Astoria, OR
National Rank #1212
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
National Rank #1213
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
National Rank #1209
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
National Rank #1208
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Spelman College, both outside GA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA · 3,408 enrolled
Safety score 0.59
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · 3,427 enrolled
Safety score 3.50
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · 3,404 enrolled
Safety score 2.94
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
San Jose, CA · 3,437 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Hope College
Holland, MI · 3,395 enrolled
Safety score 3.53
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 3,394 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA · 3,448 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX · 3,456 enrolled
Safety score 6.37
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA · 1,900 enrolled
Safety score 2.63
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT · 14,476 enrolled
Safety score 2.63
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL · 11,433 enrolled
Safety score 2.62
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY · 26,689 enrolled
Safety score 2.62
Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA · 1,907 enrolled
Safety score 2.62
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL · 9,955 enrolled
Safety score 2.61
West Liberty University
West Liberty, WV · 2,299 enrolled
Safety score 2.61
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT · 3,838 enrolled
Safety score 2.61
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Spelman College safe?
Spelman College has a safety score of 2.63 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,211 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Clover Park Technical College (0.59/1k). Same-state same-level set: College of Coastal Georgia (1.73/1k); Savannah State University (5.01/1k); Gordon State College (3.15/1k); Georgia Southwestern State University (0.81/1k); Toccoa Falls College (0.00/1k); Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (2.09/1k); Fort Valley State University (2.42/1k); Morehouse College (1.76/1k).
What crimes are reported at Spelman College?
For calendar year 2024, Spelman College reported Burglary (4) and Fondling (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Spelman College compare to similar schools?
Spelman College reports 50% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Clover Park Technical College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Clover Park Technical College (0.59/1k); Pacific University (3.50/1k); Arcadia University (2.94/1k); Casper College (1.76/1k); Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: College of Coastal Georgia (1.73/1k); Savannah State University (5.01/1k); Gordon State College (3.15/1k); Georgia Southwestern State University (0.81/1k); Toccoa Falls College (0.00/1k); Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (2.09/1k); Fort Valley State University (2.42/1k); Morehouse College (1.76/1k).
Does Spelman College have fire safety data?
Yes. Spelman College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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