Macalester College

  • Details

    • Name: Macalester College
    • Location: Saint Paul, MN 55105-1899
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 28.21%
    • Average SAT Scores 1424
    • Four Year Completion Rate 81.55% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 90.41% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 90.38% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    81.5%
    6 Year
    90.4%
    8 Year
    90.4%

  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $78,900 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $64,908 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $64,908 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $23,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $12,877 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $11,441 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $13,050 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $26,584 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $43,253 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+

  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $46,244 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $43,737 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $57,106 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $54,913 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $63,878 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $73,129
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,163
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,444
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,091
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,253
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,029
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,116
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,635
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $60,896
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,368
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data