A1. Address Information

Name of college or university: Macalester College
Mailing address: 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105-1899
Street address (if different): same as above
Main phone number: 651-696-6000
WWW home page address: www.macalester.edu
Admissions phone number: 651-696-6357
Admissions toll-free number: 1-800-231-7974
Admissions office mailing address: same as above
Admissions fax number: 651-696-6724
Admissions e-mail address: admissions@macalester.edu
Is there a separate URL application site on the internet? No.

A2. Source of institutional control: Private

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution: Coeducational college

A4. Academic year calendar: Semester

A5. Degrees offered by your institution: Bachelor's

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B1. Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women from the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey.

	Full-Time Men	Full-Time Women	Part-Time Men	Part-Time Women
Undergraduates
Degree seeking, first time freshmen	202	284	0	0
Other first-year, degree seeking	12	16	0	0
All other degree seeking	595	736	12	10
Total degree-seeking	809	1036	12	10
All other undergrads enrolled in credit courses	1	1	10	21
Total undergraduates	810	1037	22	31
Total First-professionals	0	0	0	0
Total Graduates	0	0	0	0

Total all undergraduates: 1900

Total all graduate and professional students: 0

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 1900

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category from the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey

	Degree-seeking First-time First-year	Degree-seeking Undergraduates	Total Undergraduates
Nonresident aliens	71	258	262
Black, non-Hispanic	31	63	63
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3	16	17
Asian or Pacific Islander	47	119	120
Hispanic	13	53	53
White, non-Hispanic	321	1358	1385
Race/ethnicity unknown	0	0	0
TOTAL	486	1867	1900

B3. Persistence - Degrees Awarded from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004.

Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees	428
Postbachelor's degrees
Master's degrees
Post-master's certificates
Doctoral degrees
First professional degrees
First professional certificates

Graduation Rates from the IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey.

For the Fall 1998 cohort:

B4. Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree seeking undergrad students:	465
B5. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service, or official church missions:	0
B6. Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for exclusions:	465
B7. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less?	345
B8. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less?	28
B9. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less?	4
B10. Total graduating within six years:	377
B11. Six year graduation rate for 1998 cohort:	81%

Retention Rates

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2003, what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2004?

93%

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Applications:

C1. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who applied: 1953
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied: 2452

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted: 698
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted: 1008

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 202
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 0

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who enrolled: 284
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who enrolled: 0

C2. Freshman wait-listed students

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes.

If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2004 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list: 642
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 267
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 0

Admissions Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement: High school diploma or equivalent is not required.

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree seeking students? Recommend.

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units
English		4
Mathematics		3
Science		3
--of science, units that must be lab		3
Foreign language		3
Social studies or history		3
Academic electives
Other

One "unit" equals one year of study or its equivalent.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy? No.

C7. Relative importance of each of the following factors in your first-time first-year degree-seeking admissions:

Academic
Secondary school record	very important
Class rank	considered
Recommendations	important
Standardized test scores	important
Essay	important
Non-academic
Interview	considered
Extracurricular activities	important
Talent/ability	considered
Character/personal qualities	important
Alumnia/relation	considered
Geographical residence	not considered
State residency	not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment	not considered
Minority status	considered
Volunteer work	considered
Work experience	considered

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree seeking applicants? Yes.

If yes, reflect your institutions policies below:

SAT Reasoning or ACT (no preference)	required
SAT Subject Tests	considered if submitted

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate your institution's policies below: ACT with or without Writing component accepted.

C. If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission for first-time, first-year, degree seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate your institution's policies below: New SAT Reasoning Test or the "old" SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writng component) accepted.

D. In addition, does your institution use applicant's test scores for placement or counseling? Placement - yes, counseling - yes.

E. Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? No.

F. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: January 15.
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission: N/A.

G. Use this space to clarify your test policies: Students whose native language is not English must also submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the SAT II English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT). SAT Verbal is not required of these students.

Freshmen Profile

C9. First-time first-year (freshmen) students enrolled in fall 2004 who submitted SAT/ACT test scores.

Percent submitting SAT scores:
Number submitting SAT scores:
Percent submitting ACT scores:
Number submitting ACT scores:

	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Verbal	640	740
SAT Math	620	710
ACT Composite	28	32
ACT English
ACT Math

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshmen) students with scores in each range:

	SAT Verbal	SAT Math
700-800	49.6%	32.0%
600-699	38.6%	51.1%
500-599	10.6%	16.6%
400-499	1.2%	0.3%
300-399	0%	0%
200-299	0%	0%

	ACT Composite
30-36	58.1%
24-29	38.0%
18-23	3.9%
12-17	0%
6-11	0%
Below 6	0%

C10. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students who had high school class rank within the following ranges:

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class: 69.5%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 95.6%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class: 100%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 0%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: 0%

Percent who submitted high school class rank: 60.1%

C11. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students who had high school grade point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Includes only those from whom you collected high school GPA.

Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: N/A
Percent who had GPA below 1.0: N/A

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted GPA: N/A

Percent of total first-time first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school GPA: N/A

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes.
Amount of application fee: $40
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes.

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes.
Application closing date (fall): January 15
Priority date: None.

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? No.

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent: by April 1st.

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants: must reply by May 1st.

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes.
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year.

C19. Early admission of high school students:

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) students one year or more before high school graduation? Yes.

C20. Common application:

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? Yes.
If yes, are supplemental forms required? Yes.
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? Yes.

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan? Yes.

If yes, please complete the following:
First or only early decision plan closing date: November 15.
First or only early decision plan notification date: December 15
Other early decision plan closing date: January 3
Other early decision plan notification date: February 7

For the Fall 2004 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received: 276
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 132

C22. Early action: Do you have a non-binding early action plan? No.

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Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes.

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes.

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree seeking transfer students in fall 2004.

	Applicants	Admitted Applicants	Enrolled Applicants
Men	125	16	5
Women	151	29	10
Total	276	45	15

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll: Fall only

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman? No.

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

High school transcript	required of all
College transcript(s)	required of all
Essay or personal statement	required of all
Interview	recommended of all
Standardized test scores	required of all
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	required of all

D6. Minimum high school grade point average required: N/A

D7. Minimum college grade point average required: N/A

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: None

D9. List application priority, closing, notificaiton, and candidate reply dates for transfer students.

Fall Semester:
Priority date: N/A
Closing date: April 15
Notification date: May 15
Reply date: Two weeks after notification
Rolling admission: N/A

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? No.

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable: None

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C-

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 64 semester hours

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 64 semester hours

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: N/A

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 64 semester hours (A total of 128 semester hours is required for graduation.)

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies: None

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E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to definitions.

Accelerated program  Cooperative (work study) program  Cross-registration  Distance learning  Double major  Dual enrollment  English as a Second Language  Exchange student program (domestic)  External degree program	Honors program  Independent study  Internships  Liberal arts/career combination  Student-designed major  Study abroad  Teacher certification program  Weekend college
Other: Combined bachelor's/graduate programs:  - BA/Master's in Architecture with Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri  - BA/BS in Engineering with Washington University, St. Louis or the University of Minnesota  - BA/BS in Nursing with Rush University in Chicago, Illinois

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation.

Arts/fine arts  Computer literacy  English (including composition)  Foreign languages  History	Humanities  Mathematics  Philosophy  Sciences (biological or physical)  Social science
Other: Domestic diversity, International diversity

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F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshmen) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2004 who fit the following categories:

	First-time, first-year students	Undergraduates
Percent from out of state (excludes internationals, non-resident aliens)	70.0	75.5
Percent of men who join fraternities	0	0
Percent of women who join fraternities	0	0
Percent who live in college-owned housing	100.0	68.2
Percent who live off campus or commute	0	31.8
Percent of students age 25 and older	0	0.3
Average age of full-time students	18.2	19.7
Average age of all students (full and part time)	18.2	19.7

F2. Activities offered at your institution:

Choral groups  Concert band  Dance  Drama/theater  Jazz band  Literary magazine

Marching band  Music ensembles  Musical theater  Opera  Pep band Radio station

Student government  Student newspaper  Student-run film society  Symphony orchestra  Television station  Yearbook

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officer's Training Corps)

Army ROTC - not offered.
Naval ROTC - offered at a cooperating institution, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.
Air Force ROTC - offered at a cooperating institution, University of St. Thomas.

F4. Housing offered by the college at your institution:

Coed dorms  Men's dorms  Women's dorms  Apartments for married students  Apartments for single students  Other: Language houses

Special housing for disabled students  Special housing for international students  Fraternity/sorority housing  Cooperative housing

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G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board for 2005-2006.

	First-Year	Undergraduates
Private Institution	$28,474	$28,474
Required Fees	$168	$168
Room and Board	$7,858	$7, 858
Room only	$4,084	$4,084
Board only	$3,774	$3,774

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition: 12 minimum, 18 maximum

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study? (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? No.

G4. If tution and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly: N/A

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

Books and supplies: $820
Transportation: $100-$1000
Other (personal) expenses: $760

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges: $890 per semester hour

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Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the definitions section.):

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? Institutional methodology (IM)

Indicate academic year for which data are reported: 2004-2005 estimated

	Need-based	Non-need-based
	$	$
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	909,747	9,450
State	430,980	9,794
Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below)	20,875,208	521,482
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college	1,199,407	298,201
Total Scholarships/Grants	23,415,342	838,927
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources	4,430,605	1,349,631
Federal Work-Study	500,972
State and other (e.g. institutional) work-study/employment	1,833,664	37,400
Total Self-Help	6,765,241	1,387,031
Parent Loans	0	1,622,795
Tuition waivers
Athletic awards	0	0

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and received financial aid. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants:List the number of degree seeking full-tiem and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and were awarded institutional - not external - non-need based scholarship or grant aid. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

Non-need-based awards	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad Inc. fresh.	Less than Full-time undergrad
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need who received non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those receiving athletic awards and tuition benefits)	26	103	1
o) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n	$4,231	$4,988	$3,753
p) Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic grant or scholarship	0	0	0
q) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic grants and scholarships awarded to students in line p	$0	$0	$0

H4. Percent of 2004 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004 and borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.

%

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4; do not include money borrowed at other institutions:

$

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Aid to Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Nonresident Aliens

H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available.

If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number who received need- or non-need-based aid: 242

Average dollar amount awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $23,381

Total dollar amount of financial aid from all sources awarded to all undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $5,658,194

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
FAFSA
Institution's own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
State aid form
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's Statement
Business/Farm Supplement

H8. Check off all financial aid forms non-resident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
Institution's own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
Foreign Student's Financial Aid Application
Foreign Student's Certification of Finances

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: February 8
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: April 15

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Students notified on or about (date): April 1
Students notified on a rolling basis: No.

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): May 1.

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct PLUS Loans

FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL PLUS Loans

Federal Perkins Loans
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify):

H13. Scholarships and Grants

NEED-BASED:
Federal Pell
SEOG
State scholarships/grants
Private scholarships
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify):

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

Non -need	Need -based		Non -need	Need -based
X		Academics			Leadership
		Alumni affiliation	X		Minority status
		Art			Music/drama
		Athletics			Religious affiliation
		Job skills			State/district residency
		ROTC		----------

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Instructional faculty is as defined by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey.

	Full-time	Part-time	Total
a) Total number of instructional faculty	151	65	216
b) Total number who are members of minority groups	29	15	44
c) Total number who are women	68	34	102
d) Total number who are men	83	31	114
e) Total number who are non-resident aliens (international)	8	3	11
f) Total number with doctorate, first prof, other terminal degrees	144	37	181
g) Total number whose highest degree is master's (not terminal)	4	23	27
h) Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor's	2	5	7
i) Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other	1	0	1
j) Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs	0	0	0

I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2004 student to faculty ratio: 10.9 to 1. (based on 1783 students and 163 faculty)

I-3. Undergraduate Class Size

Fall 2004 Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled:

	2-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	100+	Total
Class Sections	72	190	95	18	5	8	0	388
Class Sub-Sections	69	52	14	0	0	0	0	135

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Degrees conferred between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004.

Percentages of degrees awarded based on number of majors, not headcount (e.g. students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice).

Category	Bachelor's Degrees
Agriculture
Architecture
Area and ethnic studies	3.8%
Biological/life sciences	5.4%
Business/marketing
Communications	2.0%
Computer and info sciences	5.9%
Education
Engineering
English	5.7%
Foreign languages and literature	9.1%
Health professions
Home economics
Interdisciplinary studies	7.2%
Law/legal studies
Liberal arts/general studies	0.9%
Library science
Mathematics	4.1%
Military science
Nat. resources/environmental science	1.8%
Parks and recreation
Personal and miscellaneous services
Philosophy, religion, theology	5.6%
Physical sciences	4.7%
Protective services/public admin
Psychology	9.1%
Social sciences and history	29.1%
Trade and industry
Visual and performing arts	5.6%
TOTAL	100%

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