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The acceptance rate of Macalester College is 28.4%. Total 8,434 students have applied to and 2,397 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 552 students enrolled in Macalester College (Admission Yield: 23.0%). The average SAT score is 1,420 and the average ACT score is 32.
  • Acceptance Rate: 28.4%
  • Yield: 23.0%
  • SAT Score: 1,420

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 8,434 students have applied to Macalester College. By gender, 3,455 male and 4,979 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 2,397 (911 male and 1,486 female) students have accepted and 552(213 male and 339 female) have enrolled into Macalester College for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Macalester College.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Macalester College
TotalMenWomen
Applicants8,4343,4554,979
Admitted2,3979111,486
Enrolled552213339
Acceptance Rate 28.42% 26.37% 29.85%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.03% 23.38% 22.81%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Macalester College, 183 applicants (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 168 applicants (30%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,500 and 25th percentile score is 1,340. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 101 and 25th percentile score is 87. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Macalester College. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Macalester College.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Macalester College
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing670750
SAT Math670750
ACT Composite3034
ACT Math2732
ACT English3035

Offered Degrees at Macalester

Macalester College only offers Bachelor's with 2,175 students. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Macalester College.
Offered Degrees at Macalester College
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Macalester

Macalester College accepts Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Macalester College.
Accepted Credits at Macalester College
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Macalester College, 3 items are required to submit. High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Macalester. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Macalester.

High School GPA

Considered But Not Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Recommendations

Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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