Macalester College
Macalester College admitted 28% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1350–1510 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $27,851 a year. Within six years, 91% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 28%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1350–1510
- ACT middle 50%
- 30–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $86,134 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $27,851 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,715 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $70,862 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 91%
- Students who return for a second year
- 92%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $69,951 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,131
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 17%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 21%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 12%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 12%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Physical sciences
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Kenyon College OH · 31% admitted
- Lehigh University PA · 26% admitted
- Lafayette College PA · 32% admitted
- Trinity University TX · 26% admitted
- Villanova University PA · 27% admitted
- Bucknell University PA · 29% admitted
More colleges in Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · 80% admitted
- Minnesota State University-Mankato MN · 88% admitted
- University of Minnesota-Duluth MN · 89% admitted
- University of St Thomas MN · 85% admitted
- Metropolitan State University MN · 99% admitted
- Winona State University MN · 76% admitted
- Saint Cloud State University MN · 95% admitted
- Bemidji State University MN · 56% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.