Macalester College

1600 Grand Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55105-1899
(651) 696-6000
www.macalester.edu
fax:(651) 696-6724
president:Brian C Rosenberg
6683 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.34 Graduation Rate 0.87
0.86 0.89

STUDENT RATIO

2039

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

45388 | 45388

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

2011

CLASS SIZE

31

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
660

SAT MATH

680

SAT READING

675

SAT WRITING

31

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.86
0.89
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
610
660
710
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
620
680
740
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
630
675
720
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
29
31
32
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23502

Average Monthly Payment

$261

Median Earnings

$45700

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

59%
URL Applywww.macalester.edu/admissions/forms/
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.33
Percent Admitted (Women)0.35
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment28
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.67
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.81
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates5843
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6019
Applicants Men2605
Applicants Women4078
Admissions Total2283
Admissions Men853
Admissions Women1430
ACT English 25th percentile score30
ACT English 75th percentile score34
ACT Math 25th percentile score27
ACT Math 75th percentile score32
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score9
Average SAT Score1350
Median ACT English Score32
Median ACT Math Score30
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)49%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)96%
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