Want to check out a show?
Visit a Russian art museum?
Go out for Thai food?
Find an internship at a Fortune 500 company?
Conduct advanced research at a nationally renowned lab?

Macalester's location in a lovely, residential neighborhood—minutes from downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis—offers students a wealth of opportunities in business, finance, medicine, government, law, the arts and more.

• Average number of sunny days: 250

• Ranked 3rd in Esquire magazine's "Cities That Rock" list

• Home to 3.5 million people, 16th largest metro area in the United States—smaller than New York, larger than St. Louis or Denver.

• Named "America's best bike city" by Bicycling magazine

• Ranked 2nd as "coolest community for young talent" by Next Generation Consulting

• Ranked 1st by MarketWatch as "the nation's best metro center for business"

• Only New York has more theater seats per capita

• The Twin Cities top Forbes' list of "America's safest cities"

• Home to the Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild and Lynx

• Macalester's neighborhood is "one of the prettiest in America ... where historic heritage meets modern flair," according to Forbes.com

• Famous Minnesotans: Prince, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Bob Dylan, Charles Schulz and the Coen Brothers