{"id":55,"date":"2019-12-12T19:43:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T19:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-admissions\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2026-09-04T19:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:28:33","slug":"class-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/admitted-students\/class-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2,656<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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26%<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Enrolled Student Profile for Class of 2030<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Class size<\/strong><\/th>562<\/td><\/tr>
Percentage international students<\/strong><\/th>17 percent<\/td><\/tr>
Percentage who are citizens of a country other than the U.S. (includes U.S. dual citizens)<\/strong><\/th>28 percent<\/td><\/tr>
Percentage first-generation students<\/strong><\/th>13 percent<\/td><\/tr>
Number of languages spoken at home<\/strong><\/th>48<\/td><\/tr>
Percentage of U.S. students who identify as students of color<\/strong><\/th>39 percent<\/td><\/tr>
Percent submitting test scores<\/strong><\/th>47 percent<\/td><\/tr>
SAT Median (for those who opted in)<\/strong><\/th>Math – 730
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing – 740<\/td><\/tr>
ACT Median (for those who opted in)<\/strong><\/th>32<\/td><\/tr>
Percent in top 10% of high school class<\/strong><\/th>49 percent (of 28 percent who reported rank)<\/td><\/tr>
Number of U.S. states represented<\/strong><\/th>36, plus D.C.<\/td><\/tr>
Number of countries represented, by citizenship<\/strong><\/th>59, including the U.S.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Data current as of September 4, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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GET TO KNOW MAC STUDENTS<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

Hear from Macalester students as they describe their experience at our college in the city. <\/p>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t

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Enrolled Student Profile for Class of 2030 Class size 562 Percentage international students 17 percent Percentage who are citizens of a country other than the U.S. (includes U.S. dual citizens) 28 percent Percentage first-generation students 13 percent Number of languages spoken at home 48 Percentage of U.S. students who identify as students of color 39 […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":38,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_2020_level_2.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t