Things to Know

International students reap the benefits of a Macalester education in the job market and at the nation’s top graduate programs.

Macalester students are citizens of 95 countries. 

International students have unusually broad opportunities for cross-cultural involvement at Macalester.

If you have questions, email us at internationaladmissions@macalester.edu 

The Orange: International Edition
International students writing for our student blog

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A Brief History

• 1874
  Macalester founded
• 1946
  Yahya Armajani, a historian from Teheran, joins the faculty
• 1949
  International relations major created
• 1950
  United Nation’s flag first flown at Mac, has been flying ever since.
• 1961
  International Center opens
• 1980’s
  Macalester among the first U.S. colleges to enroll United World College students
• 1997
  Kofi Annan, Mac graduate of 1961, becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 2009
  Institute for Global Citizenship opens