Acceptance Rate History
Macalester College Acceptance Rate: 28.5% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
MN · Current rate: 28.5%
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What is Macalester College's acceptance rate in 2024?
Macalester College's acceptance rate in 2024 is 28.5%, roughly unchanged from 28.2% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
Regular Decision acceptance rate at Macalester College
Outside Early Decision, Macalester College admitted 2,280 of 8,340 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 27.3%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
Macalester College's Early Decision II deadline for the 2026-27 cycle is Jan 1, 2027.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.5% | 8,968 | 2,558 |
| 2023 | 28.2% | 8,099 | 2,285 |
| 2022 | 28.4% | 8,434 | 2,397 |
| 2021 | 31.3% | 9,046 | 2,828 |
| 2020 | 38.7% | 6,373 | 2,466 |
| 2019 | 32.3% | 6,598 | 2,129 |
| 2018 | 41.2% | 5,985 | 2,468 |
| 2017 | 40.6% | 5,900 | 2,394 |
| 2016 | 37.1% | 5,946 | 2,206 |
| 2015 | 39.0% | 6,030 | 2,353 |
| 2014 | 36.4% | 6,463 | 2,349 |
| 2013 | 34.2% | 6,683 | 2,283 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $13,772/yr · Family income over $110k: $44,880/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1350–1510
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at Macalester College scored between 1350 and 1510 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers Macalester College's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1350–1510 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1350, and a quarter scored above 1510.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them Macalester College's rate ranged from 28.2% to 41.2%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
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Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1350–1510.
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Trend Analysis
Macalester College's acceptance rate has decreased from 34.2% in 2013 to 28.5% in 2024, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2019.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.