Spelman is ranked tied for 54th best among national liberal arts colleges and 1st among historically black colleges in the United States by "U.S. News & World Report" for 2021; additionally, it ranked Spelman 4th in "Social Mobility", 10th "Most Innovative", tied for 19th "Best Undergraduate Teaching", and 100th 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. The "Princeton Review" ranked Spelman among the Best 373 Colleges and Universities in America in 2017.