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Macalester College

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Succeed in your personal and professional life with an education from Macalester College. Macalester is a private university in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Get to know Macalester College

Enrolled female students
59%
 
Enrolled male students
41%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time faculty
83%
 
Adjuncts
17%
 
Faculty Ratio
$58,248
Full-time tuition cost
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

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Engaged Students

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 14%
Hispanic/Latinx: 11%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 5%
White, non-Hispanic: 53%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 0%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 9%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 8%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 0%

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Admission 

TEST SCORES
Required

FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 640 | 75th Percentile: 720
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 640 | 75th Percentile: 730
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 29 | 75th Percentile: 33
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 26 | 75th Percentile: 31
ACT English
25th Percentile: 30 | 75th Percentile: 35

Tuition & Cost

Tuition: $58,248
Fees: $230
Room: $7,026
Board: $6,058

Contact Macalester College

Contact Admissions

www.macalester.edu/admissions

Campus Location

1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105

(651) 696-6000

Find Macalester Online

www.macalester.edu

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