Category:Macalester College

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The College
Macalester College is a privately supported coeducational liberal arts college. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-related but non-sectarian college; its first class entered Sept. 15, 1885.

Macalester provides an undergraduate education of uncompromising quality, characterized by four historic values:

• Academic excellence
• International perspectives in academic work and the life of the college
• A diverse academic community
• Civic engagement as an integral part of learning and life

Students

• Fall 2007 enrollment: 1,920; 58% female
• U.S. students are from 48 states plus D.C.
• Of U.S. students, 21% are students of color. Students of color are 18% of the student body.
• International students: 12% of Macalester students come from 75 countries
• Students of color enrollment has risen 70% since 1998.

Campus Life

• Clubs and organizations: over 80
• Student publications: 3
• Musical performance ensembles: 16
• Students involved in theater and dance productions: 300
• Fraternities and sororities: 0
• Radio stations: 1
• Students traveling to debate and mock trial tournaments: 40

Admissions & Financial Aid

• First-year student applications:

4,967 applied; 41% admitted; 485 enrolled

• The middle 50% of SAT scores for entering students: 630 to 730 verbal and 620 to 710 math and 620 to 720 writing; ACT scores: 28 to 32
• High-school class rank for entering students: 67% in top 10% of class; 92% in top quarter
• National Merit Scholars in entering class: 39
• First-year students receiving financial aid: 66% of full-time
• Average first-year award: $28,298

Graduation Rate

• The 4-year graduation rate: 82%

Faculty/Staff

• Number of faculty: 157 full-time, 55 part-time
• U.S. and international faculty of color: 20%
• Women faculty members: 49%
• Student-faculty ratio: 10 to 1
• Number of staff: 326 full-time, 38 part-time

Academic Programs

• 36 majors and 35 minors in natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and fine arts
• 66% of classes have fewer than 20 students; 14 have fewer than 10 students
• Dual degree programs: Architecture, Engineering
• Average class size: 18
• Courses offered: over 700

Awards and Honors

• In the past 10 years, Macalester students have received: 4 Rhodes Scholarships, 28 Fulbrights, 23 National Science Foundation Fellowships, 3 Truman Scholarships, 10 Watson Fellowships, 2 Mellon Fellowships and 3 Goldwater Scholarships.
• Macalester science faculty have received $7 million in research and equipment grants from the National Science Foundation since 1996.

Special Programs

• Study abroad: More than half of Macalester students study abroad for a semester or more (in more than 65 countries in the past five years).
• Internship program: Over 250 students receive academic credit for supervised internships with local, national and international businesses and organizations each year.
• Civic Engagement: Each semester, more than half of students engage in local community work through a community-based course, applied research, off-campus work-study, community service or a civic leadership program. Over 90% are active in our urban community before graduating.

Finances

• Endowment 6/30/07: $675 million
• Operating budget 2007-08: $76.9 million
• Private support 2006-07: $16.5 million
• 2007-2008 costs: Tuition and fees: $33,694, Room and board: $8,220, Total: $41,914

Facilities

• Campus location: 53 acres in a historic residential neighborhood in Saint Paul, and the 280-acre Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area on the Mississippi River 16 miles from campus.
• Campus buildings: Over 1.2 million square feet including seven academic buildings, library, technology center, health care facility, campus center, 10 residence halls and more.
• All residence halls have received major renovation and have fire sprinkler systems.
• There are five language residences (French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish) and EcoHouse, Veggie Co-op theme residences
• The new 175,000 square foot, $45 million Leonard Center is expected to open in fall 2008 and will house facilities for fitness and wellness programs and state-of-the-art training and competition areas.
• $18.5 million Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center features a lecture and performance auditorium and food pavilions featuring salad bar, grill, noodles and wraps, chilies & tortillas, curries & sambals, and comfort food.
• Olin-Rice Science Center provides generous laboratory space for classes and student-faculty research; the open design facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration.
• DeWitt Wallace Library houses 450,000 volumes and subscribes to 1,350 print journals and 1,350 electronic journals. The library provides access to over 16,000 electronic journals and 40,000 e-books and 10,000 audiovisual materials including film and music. Students have access to 1.5 million volumes at seven nearby colleges and materials at virtually any library in the world through our online services.

Intercollegiate Sports

• Men: Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field
• Women: Basketball, cross country, fast pitch, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, water polo

Alumni

• Number of alumni: 24,266; Twin Cities area: 8,112
• Graduate school: Nearly 60% pursue an advanced degree within six years of graduation.
• Macalester ranks 18th among all liberal arts colleges in number of alumni who earned a doctorate between 1996 and 2005.