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Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN · Private · Large city

Private institution in Saint Paul, MN · 2,131 undergraduates · 28% acceptance rate · $63,878 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,9801,715th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,9081,987th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,9081,987th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$78,9001,884th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,878406th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,244782nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
90.4%80th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
94.6%135th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
28.2%103rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
142478th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,131904th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
17.3%1,835th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$71,015$71,575
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$57,318$52,107
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$53,358$64,493
Geography and CartographySocial Sciencesbachelors$35,060$32,569
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$33,281$35,274
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,685—
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$28,443$34,526
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,739$27,222
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$26,353$21,508
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$24,421—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$24,421$31,133
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$18,771—

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Macalester College’s 2,131 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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