Distribution of Debt
Contact
Financial Aid1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN, 55105, USA
(Mailing Address)
651-696-6214
800-231-7974
651-696-6866 (fax)
financialaid@macalester.edu
The average (mean) student debt of a graduating class is the most widely available student debt metric. This is the number reported through the Common Data Set. This page is intended to provide more information and a more complete picture of student debt for Macalester’s class of 2024.
Students Graduating from Macalester between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024
| Percentage of graduates who borrowed any student loan: | 52% |
| Mean per-borrower cumulative indebtedness (principal): | $24,601 |
| Median per-borrower indebtedness: | $22,000 |
| 25th percentile per-borrower indebtedness | $12,000 |
| 75th percentile per-borrower indebtedness: | $29,446 |