The Fiske Guide notes that one of Macalester’s hallmarks is “an internationalist view of the world.” Fiske is a selective guide that presents schools in subjective rather than statistical terms. “Mac attracts the best and brightest. Macalester students
are an open-minded, friendly bunch, more politically and socially progressive than their peers at similar institutions. The school provides an atmosphere of high-powered scholarship and success, pairing academic rigor with global perspective. Teaching is paramount.”
The Newsweek/Kaplan guide recently identified a group of New Ivies, “colleges whose first-rate academic programs, combined with a population boom in top students, have fueled their rise in stature and favor among the nation’s top students, administrators and faculty—edging them to a competitive status rivaling the Ivy League.” Macalester College was one of 25 schools selected as “The New Ivies: 25 Hot Schools.” more»
The Princeton Review’s Best 368 Colleges “Students report that ‘there’s a really strong campus community’ and ‘professors approach teaching their given subject from numerous angles. While this may make choosing a specific major somewhat difficult, it absolutely enriches everyone’s thoughts and sparks discussion across campus about a variety of issues.’ The new Institute for Global Citizenship, study abroad, and the
diversity of international students make Macalester ‘a very worldly place.’ Academics are ‘taken very seriously’ and academic offerings ‘are top notch.’ Undergrads tend to be ‘fairly relaxed and easygoing, intelligent, high-achieving, hard-working, and
unpretentious.’”
Macalester ranks 25th overall and 17th for academic
reputation among the 265 national liberal arts colleges in the latest U.S. News &
World Report rankings. The report notes that “in today’s global culture, getting to
know and learning to collaborate with foreign students can be rewarding personally
and professionally.” The college ranked 5th for international student presence on
campus, 6th for economic diversity, and 9th on the “Great Schools, Great Prices”
list. Macalester’s study abroad program is listed for its strength, along with 12 other
colleges.
The Students’ Guide is created, written and edited entirely by
current college students. The guide creates ten lists, each containing ten schools, offering
unique insights into America’s top 100 colleges. Macalester is on the list for the Top 10 Most
Intellectual Schools: “At Macalester, we just have a shockingly good time with our academics.”
It’s also listed on the Top Schools for Super-Activist Types. “Macalester students have an
honest and profound desire to try and make the world a better place.”
Colleges with a Conscience
“Macalester College boasts not only a strong academic
reputation, but also an uncommonly unified spirit of social and political awareness.” Colleges with a Conscience selected Mac as a school that “has both an administration committed to social responsibility and an active engaged student body…where education isn’t only about private gain; it’s also about the public good.” “One student explains, ‘People who come here have a purpose. They know how to commit to a
community and engage themselves in meaningful work.’”
"Undoubtedly, a Mac education is the ultimate
preparation for success in academia, law, medicine,
social service and business. But more importantly,
Mac is an exceptional environment of life-altering
enlightenment, life-changing experiences and lifelong
friendships.” Written for high-achieving
students, Barron’s Guide presents detailed
profiles for nearly 70 of the most academically competitive
four-year colleges across the United States.
“Alumni networking plays a powerful and positive
role in the careers of many Mac graduates.”
Based on a study conducted by a group of
higher-education researchers, Student Success in College has identified a group of
20 colleges and universities that create a campus culture shown to foster student
success. This list is not a ranking; its goal is to identify institutions that do an especially
good job of educating students. Here’s what they say about Macalester, “The college
aims to provide a high-quality education while making certain that students engage
intellectually, socially and ethically with pressing issues of the larger community and the
world.”
Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students
The Advocate guide recognized Macalester as one of the 100 Best Campuses in the United States for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) students. The guide’s 100 profiled campuses were selected based on institutional policies, commitment and support, academic life, housing, student life,
counseling and health services, campus safety, and recruitment and retention efforts.
The Insider’s Guide provides information about
“day-to-day life” at each of 322 colleges and universities, based on personal interviews with college students. At Macalester “students rave about the availability of professors.…Volunteerism and social justice are important focuses of campus life.” A student reports that “entertainment on campus abounds and social life is almost as diverse as the student body itself.” The guide notes, “Opportunities at Macalester are so vast that its reach spans the globe.”
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