Macalester College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Macalester College is a private liberal arts college in St. Paul, MN (city setting), with 2,142 undergraduates (58% women), affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). It admitted 28% of 8,099 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1350–1510 on the SAT and 30–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $82,991 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $38,571 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 90% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 4.37 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Macalester College ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,908
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Macalester College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Macalester College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 3 | $272k | $8,514 | — | |
| Baseball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $355k | $9,100 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $341k | $22,713 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $259k | $16,171 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | — | 1 | $562k | $8,644 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 3 | $90k | $9,008 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $90k | $9,008 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $259k | $7,631 | — | |
| Softball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $278k | $13,886 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $126k | $5,031 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $196k | $5,031 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $56k | $6,253 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $63k | $6,253 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 106 | — | 1 | $215k | $2,030 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 79 | — | 1 | $160k | $2,030 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $243k | $11,556 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 16 | — | 3 | $184k | $11,477 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.