Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

29%

Average SAT

1,440

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

2,131

In-state tuition

$68,104

Out-of-state tuition

$68,104

Avg net price

$32,149

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1350 and 1510 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 31

Popular programs at Macalester College

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	58	$81,964	$109,457
2	Political Science and Government.	56	$39,439	$58,555
3	Biology, General.	52	$35,616	$56,141
4	Economics.	49	$59,752	$85,593
5	Mathematics.	48	$57,166	$91,979
6	Natural Resources Conservation and Research.	38	$29,559	$45,632
7	International/Globalization Studies.	38	$21,176	$56,091
8	Research and Experimental Psychology.	33	$38,027	N/A
9	Geography and Environmental Studies.	29	N/A	N/A
10	Chemistry.	21	N/A	N/A
11	Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.	20	N/A	N/A
12	English Language and Literature, General.	19	N/A	N/A
13	Neurobiology and Neurosciences.	19	$45,450	N/A
14	Fine and Studio Arts.	19	N/A	N/A
15	Communication and Media Studies.	16	N/A	N/A
16	History.	16	N/A	N/A
17	Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.	15	N/A	N/A
18	Sociology.	15	N/A	N/A
19	Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.	14	N/A	N/A
20	Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies.	14	N/A	N/A