Macalester College is a extremely selective school. They receive roughly 8,100 applications each year. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 28 percent which equals about 2,300 students being accepted to the institution. Around 23 percent of the 2,300 applicants who received the acceptance letter from Macalester College decided to attend. The school tends to have 43 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 56 percent who are women. When the year commences, about 53 percent of those accepted females decided to study at Macalester College and 46 percent were males. Macalester College’s undergraduate application fee is $0. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Macalester College when filling out the application. Usually, an ACT score of 30 - 34 or a 1,360 - 1,490 SAT score is the range that students have greater chances to be accepted. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle
Applications
8,099
Male 3,521
Female 4,578

 

Acceptance
2,267
Male 885
Female 1,382

 

Enrollment Total
521
Male 241
Female 280


Acceptance Rate
28%
Male
25.1%
Female
30.2%

 

Yield
23%
Male
27.2%
Female
20.3%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$0


Graduate

$0



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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