Overview
- The Class of 2026 produced seven co-valedictorians, each graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
- The honorees are Aiyanna Ringo, Alyssa Richardson, Nia-Sarai Perry, Cori’Anna White, Sophia Davis, Mariama Diallo, and Alexis Renae Sims.
- Alyssa Richardson will attend the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania on a full scholarship, and Cori’Anna White will enter Columbia Law School.
- Spelman's admissions chief said applications surged in this cohort, which lowered the acceptance rate to 28% from about 50%.
- The college awards valedictorian to every graduate with a perfect GPA, a policy that yielded four honorees in 2025 and five in 2022.