Macalester College is a extremely selective school. They receive roughly 8,970 applications each year. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 29 percent which equals about 2,600 students being accepted to the institution. Around 21 percent of the 2,600 applicants who received the acceptance letter from Macalester College decided to attend. The school tends to have 45 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 54 percent who are women. When the year commences, about 54 percent of those accepted females decided to study at Macalester College and 45 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 29 - 34 or a 1,350 - 1,500 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

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Student SAT Scores

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First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
8,968
Male 4,097
Female 4,855

 

Acceptance
2,558
Male 1,033
Female 1,521

 

Enrollment Total
529
Male 240
Female 289


Acceptance Rate
28.5%
Male
25.2%
Female
31.3%

 

Yield
20.7%
Male
23.2%
Female
19%


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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