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Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN · Private (nonprofit) · 2,131 students · mostly bachelor degrees

79th-cheapest of 82 Minnesota colleges by net price.

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Net price / year
$32,149
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$82,991
Graduation rate
87%
Admission rate
29%
Median graduate earnings
$63,878
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,000
Average SAT
1440
Median ACT
31
Pell grant recipients
17%
3-yr loan default rate
0%

Fields of study

39 programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree72 grads/yr$109,457Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree63 grads/yr$91,979Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$85,593Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$58,555Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$56,141International/Globalization Studies · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$56,091Geographic Information Science and Cartography · Bachelor's Degree$52,557Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$45,632

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.