Class Profile
Admitted Student Profile for Class of 2024*
| Total applicants | 6,367 |
|---|---|
| Applicants admitted | 37% |
| States represented among the accepted class of 2023 | 50 + DC and Guam |
| Countries represented among this year’s admitted students | 98 |
| High schools represented by admitted students | 1,453 |
| Countries (by citizenship) with applicants to Macalester this year | 150 |
| Languages spoken at home | 74 |
*Data current as of March 9, 2020
Enrolling Student Profile for Class of 2023*
| Class size | 502 |
|---|---|
| Percentage international students | 14% |
| Percentage who are citizens of a country other than the U.S. (includes U.S. dual citizens) | 21% |
| Percentage first-generation students | 16% |
| Percentage of U.S. students who identify as students of color | 32% |
| Percentage identifying as male | 43% |
| Number of QuestBridge Finalists and Scholars | 33 QuestBridge Finalists, include 10 matched QuestBridge Scholars |
| SAT medians | Math: 700 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700 |
| ACT median | 31 |
| Percent in top 10% of high school class | 64% (of the 38% who reported rank) |
| Number of states represented | 43, plus D.C. and Guam |
| Top states represented, by high school | Minnesota (73) California (43) Illinois (40) Wisconsin (32) New York (28) |
| Number of countries represented, by citizenship | 46, including the U.S. |
| Top countries, by citizenship | China (36) Canada (6) Vietnam (6) United Kingdom (5) Brazil (3) Japan (3) Mexico (3) |
| Number of languages spoken at home | 41 |
| Number of high schools represented | 405 |
| Most well-represented high schools | Berkeley H.S. – Berkeley, CA (6) The Blake School – Minneapolis, MN (5) South H.S. – Minneapolis, MN (5) Adlai E. Stevenson H.S. – Lincolnshire, IL (4) Armand Hammer UWC – Montezuma, NM (4) Edina H.S. – Edina, MN (4) Evanston Township H.S. – Evanston, IL (4) Jones College Prep – Chicago, IL (4) West H.S. – Madison, WI (4) |
*Data current as of September 17, 2019