Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Macalester College · Admissions
St. Paul, MN · City · Private · Liberal arts college · the Scots · Website ↗
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.
28%
Admitted
of 8,099 applicants
92nd
Selectivity percentile
among Division III schools
1350–1510
SAT middle 50%
30–33
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
90%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1350 – 1510
Your SAT
SAT reading
680 – 750
SAT math
670 – 760
ACT
30 – 33
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants8,099
- Admitted2,268 28%
- Undergraduates2,142
- Women58%
- Graduate within 6 years90%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#20Retentionof 420 · Division III#22Graduationof 420 · Division III#32Most selectiveof 417 · Division III#33Highest SATof 309 · Division III
Among Division III schools; every list Macalester College is on.
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