U.S. News just released their 2027 ranking for the best colleges in the country, and tons of Georgia schools are on the list! One particularly phenomenal ranking for ATL comes in the HBCU category, with Spelman College ranking #1! Keep scrolling to learn more.
Spelman College
Spelman College just ranked as the #1 best HBCU in the country… but this isn’t anything new for Spelman. They’ve held the top spot in this category for the past two decades!
U.S. News states,
Spelman College is a private institution that was founded in 1881. In the 2027 edition of Best Colleges, Spelman College is ranked No. 34 in National Liberal Arts Colleges. It’s also ranked No. 2 in Top Performers on Social Mobility. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,597 (fall 2025), its setting is city, and the campus size is 39 acres. The student-faculty ratio at Spelman College is 11:1, and it utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
Spelman is definitely one of the gems of Atlanta, bringing national recognition to our city!
What are the other top HBCUs?
The top 10 schools on this list are:
1. Spelman College in Atlanta, GA
2. Howard University in Washington D.C.
3. Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, AL
4. Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA
5. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, NC
6. Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL (tie)
6.Hampton University in Hampton, VA (tie)
8. Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD
9. Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, LA
10. Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC
Congratulations to all of these amazing schools, and of course, to Spelman and Morehouse, right here in the ATL!