to increase diversity in the museum industry.
== Academics ==
Spelman is ranked tied for 40th of 211 of among national liberal arts colleges and 1st among 79 historically Black colleges in the United States by U.S. News & World Report for 2025; additionally, it tied for 1st in "Social Mobility", tied for 16th for "Most Innovative", tied for 30th for "Best Undergraduate Teaching", and 60th for "Best Value" among liberal arts colleges. Spelman leads the nation in enrolling the highest percentage of Gates Millennium Scholars. Spelman ranked first among baccalaureate origin institutions of African-American women who earned science, engineering, and mathematics doctoral degrees. Spelman ranked among the top 50 four-year colleges and universities for producing Fulbright and Gilman Scholars, and ranked the second-largest producer of African-American college graduates who attend medical school.
Spelman is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Spelman is …