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Macalester College

St. Paul, MN · CDS 2024–2025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Presbyterian Church (USA)

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Overall admit rate
28.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
21.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
—
Total cost — out-of-state
$83,864
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
—

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,138
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students2,138

Admissions

Total applicants8,968
Total admitted2,558
Total enrolled560
Overall admit rate28.5%
Admit rate — women31.3%
Admit rate — men25.2%
Yield rate21.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/21
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT29.0%
% submitting ACT23.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile680
SAT EBRW 75th %ile750
SAT Math 25th %ile670
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile29
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class57.0%
% in top 25% of HS class86.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$67,874
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees$230
Room and board$15,760
Total cost — in-state$83,864
Total cost — out-of-state$83,864

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant——
Avg % of need met——
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)——
Avg loan debt at graduation——

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist909
# admitted from waitlist63
Waitlist admit rate12.4%
Transfer applicants (total)185
Transfer admit rate28.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)28.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$32,149Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)89.4%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)90.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate93.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$58,560Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant17.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan36.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full32.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress33.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress11.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white50.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women57.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men42.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white60.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences20.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences12.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies11.6%
Psychology9.5%
Physical Sciences9.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.4%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics6.9%
English Language And Literature/Letters5.0%