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Macalester College

Saint Paul, MNMain CampusLarge city (population over 250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Rigor of secondary school recordVery Important
Academic GPAVery Important
Application EssayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
Class rankConsidered
Standardized test scoresConsidered

Non-academic

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Religious affiliation/commitmentNot Considered

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $64,908

Total Cost of Attendance: $78,900

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 344

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $62,134

Students with non-need merit aid: 160

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $19,016

Student Debt

Median total debt: $19,500

Students with federal loans: 37.5%

Students with Pell grants: 17.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $34,157

After 5 years: $56,285

Majors(37 programs)

  1. Mathematics.(60 graduates)
  2. Economics.(55 graduates)
  3. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(43 graduates)
  4. Biology, General.(43 graduates)
  5. Political Science and Government.(36 graduates)
  6. International/Global Studies.(32 graduates)
  7. Research and Experimental Psychology.(30 graduates)
  8. Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(27 graduates)
  9. Geography and Cartography.(22 graduates)
  10. Physics.(19 graduates)
  11. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(18 graduates)
  12. Chemistry.(17 graduates)
  13. Philosophy.(16 graduates)
  14. Anthropology.(16 graduates)
  15. History.(16 graduates)
  16. Education, General.(14 graduates)
  17. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(14 graduates)
  18. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(12 graduates)
  19. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(11 graduates)
  20. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(11 graduates)
  21. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(10 graduates)
  22. Communication and Media Studies.(9 graduates)
  23. Fine and Studio Arts.(9 graduates)
  24. English Language and Literature, General.(8 graduates)
  25. Religion/Religious Studies.(8 graduates)
  26. Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies.(7 graduates)
  27. Music.(7 graduates)
  28. Area Studies.(6 graduates)
  29. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
  30. Sociology.(6 graduates)
  31. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(6 graduates)
  32. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
  33. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
  34. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(2 graduates)
  35. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(2 graduates)
  36. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
  37. Psychology, General.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,131 students

Admission Rate: 28.2%

Retention Rate: 94.6%

Graduation Rate: 90.4%

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Student Demographics

White (51.7%)
Hispanic (11.3%)
Black (5.8%)
Asian (8.5%)
Two or More (8.4%)
International (13.3%)

Gender Distribution

Men (42.3%)
Women (57.7%)

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