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Tuition & Fees

2023-2024 Comprehensive Fee

Macalester’s comprehensive fee includes tuition, campus housing, your meal plan, and activity fee for the academic year. Any merit scholarships and need-based financial aid are subtracted from this total.

Tuition
$64,678
Residence Hall:
$7,894
Meal Plan:
$7,088
Activity Fee:
$230
Comprehensive Fee (sum of above):
$79,890

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Health Insurance Requirement

Macalester College requires all students to have comprehensive, ACA-compliant personal health insurance coverage. The 2023-2024 health insurance price is $3,329. Students who are covered by another health insurance policy may waive this charge. More information about student health insurance is available here.

2023-2024 Federal Cost of Attendance

The following costs are taken into account for U.S. citizens and permanent residents when determining eligibility for Federal Student Aid.

Full-Time Tuition$64,678
On-Campus Food & Housing1 or
Off-Campus Food & Housing		$15,477 or
$17,850
Activity Fee$230
Textbooks & Supplies (estimated)$926
Computer Purchase (estimated)2$924
Personal Expenses (estimated)$1,680
Travel (estimated, varies by home state)3$100-$1,000
Average Direct Loan Fee$64
1. Federal cost of attendance estimates for on-campus housing are based on the average cost students pay for on-campus housing, accounting for the higher price of Grand Cambridge Apartments and Language Houses. The table above lists the billed cost for a standard residence hall room ($7,894) and meal plan ($7,088). Off-Campus food & housing estimates are based on Consumer Expenditure Survey data for the Twin Cities metro area.

2. Federal cost of attendance must include the estimated price of purchasing a computer at least once during a student’s program of study.

3. Travel estimates vary by home state and are available in this travel estimate document.

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FINANCIAL AID OFFICE

Financial Aid Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Time (Hours may vary during summer)

Contact

1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105 USA
651-696-6214
800-231-7974
financialaid@​macalester.edu