Macalester College Admissions

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 Macalester College has an acceptance rate of 28% . Of those admitted, 23% go on to enroll. The application fee is $- .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $-
  • Number of Applicants: 8,434
  • Percent Admitted: 28%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 23%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 8,434 3,455 4,979
Percent admitted28%26%30%
Percent admitted who enrolled23%23%23%

Admissions Selectivity: Very Selective

This institution admits less than 50% of its applicants.

Macalester College Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA   ✔
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations✔   
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)   ✔
TOEFL (if applicable)✔   

Macalester College Test Scores

Macalester College SAT Scores

SAT Range1340 – 1500
SAT Average1420
SAT 25th Percentile1340
SAT 75th Percentile1500

Macalester College ACT Scores

ACT Range30 – 34
ACT Average32
ACT 25th Percentile30
ACT 75th Percentile34

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.