University

Macalester College

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $68,104
Out-of-state tuition: $68,104
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,131

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

28.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,068 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate students as of October 15, 2025.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,046 students; Official CDS B1 total full-time undergraduate students.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 22 students; Official CDS B1 total part-time undergraduate students.

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Communication and Media Studies
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Computational Science
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://www.macalester.edu/admissions/us-admissions/first-year/

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?173902
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 8,819 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2025.
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,481 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2025.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 534 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2025.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; no GPA distribution was inferred.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves average high-school GPA blank; no average was inferred.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 35%; Official CDS C9 reports 35 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 24%; Official CDS C9 reports 24 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 680 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 30 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 10:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2025 student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, based on 2,053 students and 212 faculty.

Source: Macalester College Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.macalester.edu/institutional-research/wp-content/uploads/sites/515/CDS_2025-2026_Macalester-College_completed-1.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v123-macalester

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

28.5%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 8,968 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,558 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 560 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,138 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,106 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 32 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 29%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 23%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 680 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 670 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 30 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Macalester College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.macalester.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

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