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Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Macalester College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Macalester is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

57 Undergraduate Degrees
$44,767 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
39% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Macalester College?

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Contact details for Macalester are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1600 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105-1899
Phone: 651-696-6000
Website: www.macalester.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MacalesterCollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/macalester

How Do I Get Into Macalester?

You can apply to Macalester online at: www.macalester.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Macalester

Submission Required?
High School GPA recommended
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Macalester?

39% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
59% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate of Macalester College is 39%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 39%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Average Test Scores

About 59% of students accepted to Macalester submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 640 and 730.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Macalester College  ( 640 to 720 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Macalester College  ( 640 to 730 )
200
800
Macalester received ACT scores from 57% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 31. Composite scores were between 29 and 33.

ACT English Scores for Macalester College  ( 30 to 35 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Macalester College  ( 26 to 31 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Macalester College  ( 29 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford Macalester College?

$44,767 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
0.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Macalester is $44,767. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Macalester, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,223 a year. That adds up to $24,892 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Macalester is 0.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Macalester College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,012 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,049 undergraduate students at Macalester, with 2,012 being full-time and 37 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,012 full-time undergraduates at Macalester, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Macalester College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 172
Black or African American 98
Hispanic or Latino 216
White 1,070
International Students 284
Other Races/Ethnicities 172

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Macalester College. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 82 countries are represented at Macalester. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Macalester College

0 Took All Classes Online

Macalester College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 57 57
TOTAL 57 57

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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