Class Profile

Admissions Office
651-696-6357
(800) 231-7974
651-696-6724 (fax)
admissions@macalester.edu
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6,030	Applicants for a class of 500
35%	Applicants admitted
50 + D.C. and PR	States represented among the accepted class of 2015
86	Countries represented among this years admitted students
303	National Merit Semifinalists, National Achievement Semifinalists or National Hispanic Scholars
74%	Rank in the top tenth of their class (of those who had a class rank)
25%	Admitted U.S. students who are students of color
13%	Admitted U.S. students who have also lived in another country for at least six months
1,306	Different high schools represented by admitted students
139	Countries (by citizenship) with applicants to Mac this year
	Median test scores for admitted students: SAT I Critical Reading: 720 SAT I Math: 690 SAT I Writing: 710 SAT I CR + M: 1410 ACT: 31 Top ten states in order of students admitted: California, Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon, Texas Most popular intended majors: International Studies, Biology, Languages, English, Political Science, Pre-Med, Environmental Studies, Chemistry, Math