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Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-696-6411
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brownec at macalester dot edu
17 December 2012
Enrollment and Graduation Statistics 2012-2013
Enrollment - Fall Term 2012
Men |
Women |
Total |
|
| Degree seeking students | 824 | 1223 | 2047 |
| Non-degree seeking students | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Total | 835 | 1235 | 2070 |
Full-Time Students |
Part-Time Students |
Total |
|
| Degree seeking first time freshmen | 534 | 0 | 534 |
| Other degree seeking students | 1497 | 16 | 1513 |
| Non-degree seeking students | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Total | 2035 | 35 | 2070 |
Racial/Ethnic Background - Fall Term 2012
Full-Time Students |
Part-Time Students |
Percentage of Student Body |
|
| International | 259 | 7 | 12.9% |
| Hispanic of any race | 128 | 1 | 6.2% |
| White | 1348 | 23 | 66.2% |
| Asian | 140 | 3 | 6.9% |
| Black | 57 | 1 | 2.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Native American | 4 | 0 | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 99 | 0 | 4.8% |
| Total | 2035 | 35 | 100.0% |
Students by Age - Fall Term 2012
Full-Time Students |
Part-Time Students |
Percentage of Student Body |
|
| Under 18 | 35 | 3 | 1.8% |
| 18-19 | 910 | 1 | 44.0% |
| 20-21 | 975 | 10 | 47.6% |
| 22-24 | 115 | 13 | 6.2% |
| 25-29 | 0 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 30-34 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 35-39 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 40-49 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 50-64 | 0 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 65 and over | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 2035 | 35 | 100.0% |
Geographical Distribution - Fall Term 2012
Students |
Percentage of Student Body |
|
| Ramsey County (Minnesota) | 75 | 3.6% |
| Hennepin County (Minnesota) | 100 | 4.8% |
| Minnesota (outside Twin Cities) | 182 | 8.8% |
| U.S. (excluding Minnesota) | 1447 | 69.9% |
| Foreign Countries | 266 | 12.9% |
| Total | 2070 | 100.0% |
Home States of Students - Fall Term 2012
| Alabama - 3 | Kentucky - 10 | Ohio - 24 |
| Alaska - 7 | Louisiana - 4 | Oklahoma - 5 |
| Arizona - 10 | Maine - 13 | Oregon - 58 |
| Arkansas - 3 | Maryland - 43 | Pennsylvania - 45 |
| California - 179 | Massachusetts - 82 | Puerto Rico - 1 |
| Colorado - 33 | Michigan - 24 | Rhode Island - 2 |
| Connecticut - 29 | Minnesota - 357 | South Carolina - 5 |
| Delaware - 1 | Missouri - 36 | South Dakota - 7 |
| District of Columbia - 8 | Montana - 8 | Tennessee - 14 |
| Florida - 20 | Nebraska - 12 | Texas - 39 |
| Georgia - 8 | Nevada - 4 | Utah - 4 |
| Hawaii - 10 | New Hampshire - 9 | Vermont - 15 |
| Idaho - 1 | New Jersey - 23 | Virginia - 22 |
| Illinois - 124 | New Mexico - 14 | Washington - 61 |
| Indiana - 14 | New York - 113 | West Virginia - 2 |
| Iowa - 44 | North Carolina - 15 | Wisconsin - 178 |
| Kansas - 20 | North Dakota - 4 | Wyoming - 1 |
Home Countries of Students - Fall Term 2012
| Albania - 2 | India - 12 | Portugal - 2 |
| Argentina - 4 | Italy - 2 | Romania - 1 |
| Bangladesh - 1 | Jamaica - 8 | Russia - 3 |
| Bosnia-Herzegov - 1 | Japan - 6 | Senegal - 2 |
| Brazil - 1 | Jordan - 2 | Serbia - 4 |
| Bulgaria - 1 | Kenya - 2 | Sierra Leone - 1 |
| Burma (Myanmar) - 1 | Latvia - 2 | Singapore - 5 |
| Cambodia - 4 | Lebanon - 2 | South Africa - 1 |
| Canada - 3 | Lesotho - 1 | South Korea - 11 |
| China - 70 | Lithuania - 3 | Spain - 1 |
| Costa Rica - 1 | Macedonia - 2 | Sri Lanka - 1 |
| Croatia - 4 | Madagascar - 1 | Sudan - 1 |
| Cyprus - 1 | Malaysia - 4 | Swaziland - 2 |
| Czech Republic - 1 | Maldives - 1 | Sweden - 6 |
| Denmark - 2 | Mauritius - 2 | Taiwan - 2 |
| Ecuador - 2 | Mexico - 2 | Tajikistan - 2 |
| Egypt - 1 | Montenegro - 2 | Tanzania - 2 |
| Estonia - 1 | Morocco - 1 | Thailand - 1 |
| Ethiopia - 8 | Nepal - 1 | Trinidad & Tobago - 1 |
| Finland - 1 | Netherlands - 2 | Turkey - 3 |
| France - 4 | Nigeria - 1 | Ukraine - 1 |
| Georgia - 1 | Norway - 3 | United Kingdom - 3 |
| Germany - 6 | Pakistan - 5 | Venezuela - 2 |
| Ghana - 4 | Paraguay - 2 | Vietnam - 9 |
| Hong Kong - 3 | Philippines - 1 | Zimbabwe - 1 |
Class of 2012 B.A. Degrees by Major
(includes double majors)
| American Studies - 11 | Humanites, Media, and Cultural Studies - 4 |
| Anthropology - 21 | Individually Designed - 0 |
| Art - 12 | International Studies - 22 |
| Asian Studies - 0 | Japanese - 1 |
| Biology - 50 | Latin American Studies - 3 |
| Chemistry - 14 | Linguistics - 6 |
| Chinese - 1 | Mathematics - 32 |
| Classics - 13 | Music - 3 |
| Computer Science - 7 | Neuroscience - 9 |
| Economics - 44 | Philosophy - 16 |
| Educational Studies - 7 | Physics - 12 |
| English - 41 | Political Science - 31 |
| Environmental Studies - 15 | Psychology - 36 |
| French - 4 | Religious Studies - 7 |
| Geography - 35 | Russian Studies - 2 |
| Geology - 14 | Sociology - 16 |
| German Studies - 7 | Theater and Dance - 2 |
| Hispanic Studies - 4 | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies - 1 |
| History - 27 |
Six-Year Graduation Rates
(Definition of student cohorts and computation methods determined by the Student Right-to-Know Act)
| For all freshmen entering the college in 2006 | 90% |
| For all freshmen entering the college in 2005 | 87% |
| For all freshmen entering the college in 2004 | 88% |
| For all freshmen entering the college in 2003 | 86% |