Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman College once again leads US News 2025 rankings for top HBCU for the 19th year in a row.
The private all-women’s historically Black college in Atlanta, with just over 2,700 students, was also the highest-ranked Georgia school in the list of national liberal arts colleges, coming in at no. 37. The school in West End also ranked no. 94 in terms of Best Value.
Notable alumni from Spelman College include: Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors member Lisa Cook, actress Danielle Deadwyler, former Georgia State representative Stacey Abrams, and poet and novelist Alice Walker…