{"id":20683,"date":"2023-09-18T13:27:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T13:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=20683"},"modified":"2026-01-18T18:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:20:56","slug":"us-news-princeton-review-and-others-recognize-macalester-as-one-of-nations-top-liberal-arts-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/us-news-princeton-review-and-others-recognize-macalester-as-one-of-nations-top-liberal-arts-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"US News, Princeton Review and others recognize Macalester as one of nation\u2019s top liberal arts schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/macalester-college-2358\/overall-rankings\"><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 6th in undergraduate teaching. <\/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\"> included Macalester among the Best Value Colleges for 2024 and ranked the college #4 again on its list of Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact (Private Schools). The college also received an A+ grade from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/macalester-college\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niche<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and is #3 on their list of Best Colleges with No Application Fee in America.&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\">\u201cWe are delighted to see Macalester recognized for its distinctiveness and the high quality of our student-centered programs,\u201d said President Suzanne Rivera.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">US News &amp; World Report\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/macalester-college-2358\/overall-rankings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">annual rankings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> assess various metrics, including graduation and retention rates, social mobility, and faculty resources. Macalester College\u2019s top USNWR rankings for 2023-2024 include:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Liberal Arts Colleges (#27)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undergraduate Teaching Programs \u2013 National Liberal Arts Colleges (#6)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Value Schools \u2013 National Liberal Arts Colleges (#26)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Study Abroad (#28)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college\/macalester-college-1022689\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Princeton Review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ranks the top 25 colleges in 50 categories based on student surveys. In 2024, Macalester was ranked #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), #23 on their Top 50 Green Colleges list, and #23 for LGBTQ-Friendly.&nbsp;&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\">, a popular college search tool used by prospective students around the world, gives annual report cards with grades for 12 indicators, including academics, student life, and diversity. Macalester College\u2019s overall grade for 2024 was an A+. The college was also ranked #1 Best College in Minnesota, #3 on Niche\u2019s Best Colleges Without an Application Fee in America, #14 among Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America, and #15 among the Best Small Colleges in America.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/09\/07\/magazine\/college-access-index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College Access Index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the New York Times ranks the nation\u2019s most selective schools in order of economic diversity. Macalester College was ranked #71 out of 286 selective colleges and universities.&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 factors, including student life, campus safety, and support &amp; institutional commitment. In 2023, Macalester received five out of five stars and the Premier Campus designation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2023-college-guide\/liberal-arts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington Monthly\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> annual rankings incorporate social mobility, research, and promoting public service with the goal of assessing how colleges contribute to the public good. For 2023, Macalester ranked #22 among liberal arts colleges overall.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/best-colleges\/profile\/macalester-college\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Money<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rates colleges based on quality, affordability, and student outcomes. Macalester received 4.5 out of 5 stars and was named to the magazine\u2019s list of America\u2019s Best Colleges.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.com\/best-colleges\/most-popular\/midwest\">Research.com<\/a>&nbsp;takes&nbsp;into account institutions\u2019 academic excellence, the range of degree programs, affordability, and return on investment. In its Best Colleges in America Ranking 2023, Macalester was ranked #13 in its Most Popular Colleges in the Midwest category.<\/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 6th in undergraduate teaching and 4th on a list of the Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact, among others.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":391,"featured_media":20691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-newswire"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"fields":{"article_type":false,"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\/20683","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\/391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30021,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20683\/revisions\/30021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}