Macalester College

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A break down of estimated costs to attend this institution.

Estimated Sticker Prices for this college based on published data, adjusted for estimated inflation. This includes tuition, room and board, books, travel, and other educational expenses. Travel costs will vary significantly based on the residency location of the student.

Your estimated net cost of attendance at this institution per year based on the data you provided. This is the estimated cost of attendance minus grants, scholarships, and merit aid.

An estimation of your total debt level upon graduation, calculated based on your net price over four years minus $0 per year that you indicated your family can afford to pay out of pocket. This figure is furher adjusted for estimated interest accruals during college and assumes you participate in a work-study program during the academic year.

An estimation of your monthly payments due for student loans upon graduation, based on a 10-year loan period.

The full cost of base tuition at this institution.

The "sticker price" for this institution. The full cost of attendance including tuition, room and board, books, travel, and other expenses, before Pell grants, scholarships, or merit aid.

A graphical representation of how much burden the estimated student loan debt will place on the student upon graduation from the institution. Low debt burden (green) is shown if monthly payments are less than 8% of estimated income at graduation. High debt burden (red) is shown if monthly payments are 14% or higher. Estimated debt burden is based on many assumptions including: you and your family pay $0 per year of college expenses, you participate ten hours per week in a work study program during the school year, you graduate college in 4 years and then immediately begin employment with a starting salary of $46,244, and you repay your debt in 10 years.

Statistical information about this institution, based on the most recent available government data.

These rankings are based on our estimates of the net cost for a student from a 'typical' middle class family to attend colleges for the listed state and/or major.

This chart shows our estimates for the net price attend Macalester College with different income levels. For this graph, we assume a family of four, one child in college, and typical assets associated with each income level.

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The tool below shows a graphical representation of how your test scores compare with other students that enroll at this institution.

A break down of majors offered at this institution and their gender composition.

College major name.

The total number of students that graduated with a degree in this major in the most recent year that data is available.

The number of female students that graduated with a degree in this major in the most recent year that data is available.

The percentage of total graduates with a degree in this major that were female (based on data from the most recent available year).

The percentage of females that graduated with a degree in this major, out of all females that graduated in the most recent year with available data.

The number of male students that graduated with a degree in this major in the most recent year that data is available.

The percentage of total graduates with a degree in this major that were male (based on data from the most recent year).

The percentage of males that graduated with a degree in this major, out of all females that graduated in the most recent year with available data.

A score from 0-100 (100 is the best match) that represents how closely your academic data matches typical students at this institution, based on test scores, incoming GPA, and desired majors. This score does not indicate odds of acceptance or whether you would be happy at the college.

This rating is estimated based on how your test scores & high school grades compare to students attending Macalester College. We do not provide a specific chance of acceptance because many factors affect admission chances such as your extracurricular activities, interviews, application essays, and the recruitment goals of each college.

Estimated loan amounts shown. Your loan eligibility may vary.

We define Safety as 90-100% odds of acceptance, Near Safety (70-90%), Match (40-70%), Reach (15-40%), Huge Reach (less than 15%)