Macalester College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Macalester College is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1874. The college's first classes were held on September 15, 1885. Macalester College moved to its current location in 1885 and began admitting women in 1893.

The college campus is beautifully spread across an area of more than 50 acres and comprises of more than five academic buildings, a library, over 10 residences, and a technology center.

The college has over 100 student clubs and organizations including the Council for Religious Understanding (CRU), Caribbean Student Association (CSA), Amnesty International, and Asian Student Alliance (ASA).

The college's international students make up more than 10 percent of the student body and represent 90 different countries. Macalester College's sports teams are nicknamed the Scots.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, liberal arts, conservation and resource management, and science.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,900 in 2009-2010 (1,990 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

MacAlester provides on-campus housing for 1,296 of its 1,990 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Other), basketball (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), baseball (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), and track (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education

FINE ARTS (15 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (264 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (59 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (34 awarded)

• Psychology