Introduction
In the 135 years since its founding, Macalester has come a long way from its Scottish roots. Affectionately nicknamed
Macalester College
Information Summary
| Overall Score (about) | 97.6 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $68,627 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| ACT / SAT 75%ile scores | 33 / 1500 |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 11 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 96% / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 2,174 |
Academics
Curricular Requirements
Academic life at Mac can be at once overwhelming, exhilarating, and exhausting. Macalester is first and foremost an intensely academic environment, even outside of the classroom and laboratory. Showing a deep commitment to the liberal arts, Macalester requires students to undertake rigorous coursework in a variety of fields. Macalester
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Admissions
As one of the top small liberal arts colleges in the nation, admission to Macalester is highly competitive. Dramatic increases in numbers of applications received, without concurrent increases in size of the student body, over the past decade have led to greater selectivity with each passing year. However, because Macalester
Financial Aid
The most referenced motto of Macalester admissions and financial aid is
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Location, Location, Location
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Student Enrollment Demographics
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Athletics
Division III athletics at Mac are an important part of student life, of particular note are men
Traditions
Scottish Roots
- Mascot: The Fighting Scot
- Instrument: The Bagpipe
- Fight Song:
- Plaid: The Clan MacAlister Tartan
- Student Nicknames: Scots, Fighting Scots
Alumni
Civic Engagement
Macalester, in its classes and social environment, instills in its students a feeling of responsibility to use their education and privilege to change the world for the better. Many recent graduates volunteer with AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, or Green Corps en route to their chosen careers. In the long term, many Mac graduates enter service-oriented professions such as nonprofits and government. However, this sense of commitment to a better world manifests itself in the career and life choices of all graduates. For example, an alumnus who enters the field of law might do pro bono work for an NGO, or for refugees; or a surgeon might join Doctors Without Borders, or volunteer his or her services to victims of land mines.
When applying to graduate school, I was a little bit nervous about the outcome. However, once I had met my competitors during interviews, I realized that no one had the depth and breadth of preparation I had received at Mac.
Graduate and Professional Studies
AMacalester education also prepares students for successful entry into graduate and professional education. Many Mac alums who have attended and excelled in these areas strengthen Mac
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