Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Saint Paul, MN
Population 2,800,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,109
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 14%
From Region 6%
Athletes 26.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
International 15%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 9%
Asian 8%
Black 6%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Macalester College 524 44% / 56% 9% $65,031 36 90%
Computer Science 39 +14 67% / 33% 8% $119,634 98 100%
Data Science 6 +5 50% / 50% 50% $94,912 88
Chemistry 21 +2 38% / 62% 10% $63,059 30
Geology 14 +2 29% / 71% 14% $62,456 28
Mathematics 19 +20 68% / 32% 16% $74,166 61 95%
Physics 12 +1 67% / 33% 8% $79,671 71
Biology 43 +11 21% / 79% 2% $66,154 39 83%
Neuroscience 21 +2 43% / 57% 14% $65,063 36 84%
Environmental Studies 19 +4 32% / 68% 11% $44,551 3 100%
Economics 45 +12 56% / 44% 29% $95,438 88 96%
American Studies 11 +1 9% / 91% 0% $46,657 4 100%
Anthropology 7 +4 29% / 71% 0% $57,607 16
Asian Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $50,037 6
Chinese 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $54,287 10
Classics 8 +5 62% / 38% 0% $52,943 8
Creative Writing 23 +5 22% / 78% 0% $41,830 2 100%
English 3 +3 0% / 100% 0% $45,561 3
French $55,029 11
Geography 27 +4 56% / 44% 4% $58,384 17
German 9 +4 33% / 67% 11% $53,949 10
History 11 +1 64% / 36% 9% $52,023 8
Independent Major 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,374 9
International Studies 15 +8 40% / 60% 27% $52,518 8 79%
Japanese 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $53,778 10
Latin American Studies 1 +6 0% / 100% 0% $49,815 6
Linguistics 7 +4 71% / 29% 14% $53,232 9
Mass Communication $53,441 9
Media Studies 9 +7 67% / 33% 11% $53,058 9
Philosophy 7 +2 57% / 43% 0% $50,513 6
Political Science 40 +8 57% / 42% 5% $53,946 10 85%
Psychology 50 +3 30% / 70% 8% $54,499 10 79%
Religious Studies 4 +4 0% / 100% 0% $53,236 9
Russian 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $54,615 11
Sociology 17 +3 41% / 59% 0% $58,180 17
Spanish 4 +3 25% / 75% 0% $53,479 9
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies +1 $54,474 10
Art History 3 67% / 33% 33% $44,210 3
Music 4 25% / 75% 0% $43,829 3
Studio Art 9 +3 44% / 56% 0% $44,912 3
Theater and Dance 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $42,233 2

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,806
ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 87%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 50.4% 264 41% / 59% 6% $53,037 9 86%
Physical Sciences & Math 12.6% 66 50% / 50% 12% $69,149 48 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.2% 64 28% / 72% 6% $65,796 38 84%
Business & Economics 8.6% 45 56% / 44% 29% $95,438 88 96%
Computer Science 8.6% 45 64% / 36% 13% $116,338 98 100%
Arts 4.0% 21 52% / 48% 5% $43,968 3
Agriculture & Food Science 3.6% 19 32% / 68% 11% $44,551 3 100%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.9M #364 68% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #383 0% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #450 24% $0
Computer Science $0.2M #342 77% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #401 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #428 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $1.9M #495 44% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 27% 27% 27%
Early Decision 42% 42% 42%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 1350 – 1480
SAT Math Range 650 – 750
SAT RW Range 680 – 750