{"id":18886,"date":"2022-09-14T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T16:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=18886"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:51:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:51:38","slug":"us-news-others-rank-macalester-college-among-nations-top-liberal-arts-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/us-news-others-rank-macalester-college-among-nations-top-liberal-arts-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"US News, others rank Macalester College among nation\u2019s top liberal arts colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/macalester-college-2358\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">US News &amp; World Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has again ranked Macalester College among the top liberal arts colleges in the nation, including 9th for most innovative and 11th in undergraduate teaching. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2022-college-guide\/liberal-arts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington Monthly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which places a high value on public good, recently ranked Macalester 16th among all liberal arts colleges, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college\/macalester-college-1022689\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Princeton Review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ranked the college #4 on its list of Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact (Private Schools).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are just some of the top rankings and accolades Macalester has received in recent national assessments of colleges and universities that measure a wide range of variables, from academics and financial aid to social mobility and public service.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;While rankings are controversial and their algorithms can be opaque, they matter to students and their families, and we\u2019re extremely proud that Macalester is at the top of so many lists,\u201d said President Suzanne Rivera.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">US News &amp; World Report\u2019s annual rankings assess 17 criteria, including graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, and alumni giving. Macalester College\u2019s top USNWR rankings for 2022-2023 include:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Liberal Arts Colleges (27th)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most Innovative Schools \u2014 National Liberal Arts Colleges (9th)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undergraduate Teaching \u2014 National Liberal Arts Colleges (11th)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Study Abroad (14th)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Value &#8211; National Liberal Arts Colleges (24th)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-Year Experiences (37th)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington Monthly\u2019s annual rankings of colleges and universities incorporate social mobility, research, and community service criteria with the goal of assessing what colleges do for the country. For 2022, Macalester ranked 16th among liberal arts colleges overall and 2nd in the Midwest.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Princeton Review <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ranks the top 25 colleges in 50 categories including a new category called Green Matters for which students report the most robust commitment to the environment and conservation on their campus. In 2023, Macalester was ranked<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> #4 on the list of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=top-20-best-schools-for-making-an-impact-private-schools\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top 20 Schools for Making an Impact<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Private Schools), #10 on their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=green-matters-everyone-cares-about-conservation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Matters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> list, and #14 on their list of schools deemed to have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=great-financial-aid\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Great Financial Aid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusprideindex.org\/campuses\/details\/247?campus=macalester-college\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Campus Pride Index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aims to improve campus LGBTQ+ policies, programs and practices and assesses eight LGBTQ-friendly factors, including academic life, policy inclusion, and support &amp; institutional commitment. In 2022, Macalester received five out of five stars and was among the 40 schools named the Best of the Best Colleges &amp; Universities for LGBTQ+ Students.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/macalester-college\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niche<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a popular college search tool used by prospective students around the world, gives<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> annual report cards with grades for 12 indicators, including student life,&nbsp; location, and diversity. Macalester College\u2019s overall grade for 2023 was an A. The college also was ranked 7th on Niche\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/colleges-with-no-application-fee\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Colleges Without an Application Fee in America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and 24th on the lists of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/best-small-colleges\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Small Colleges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/best-liberal-arts-colleges\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Liberal Arts Colleges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in America.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn more about Macalester College at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">macalester.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macalester&#8217;s rankings include 9th for most innovative and 11th in undergraduate teaching by U.S. News and World Report, among others.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1077,"featured_media":18887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-newswire","mediatype-articles"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"fields":{"article_type":[8],"flickr_photoset_id":"","youtube_id":"","square_thumbnail":false,"press_photos":false,"story_title":"","story_caption":"","rotations":false,"maps":false,"marker_title":"","marker_text":"","geographic_location":false,"feature_embed":"","custom_link_url":"","news_icon_name":"","image_options":false,"main_feature_story":"","custom_image":false,"custom_feature_title":"","custom_feature_caption":"","custom_markup":"","custom_markup_link":"","custom_markup_title":"","custom_markup_caption":"","byline":"","post_thumbnail_style":"default","press_downloads":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1077"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18886"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30875,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18886\/revisions\/30875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}