Macalester College is a privately supported, highly selective coeducational liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-affiliated but nonsectarian college. Its first class entered September 15, 1885. The college is located on a 53 acre (21.4 ha) campus in a historic residential neighborhood and includes seven academic buildings, ten residences, a library, and a technology center. Notable alumni include Kofi Annan, Walter Mondale, DeWitt Wallace, Alexander Wendt, Ari Emanuel, Peter Berg, Tim O'Brien and Charles Baxter. Macalester enrolls approximately 1,850 undergraduate students. The school is known for its large international enrollment and has one of the highest percentages of foreign students in the United States.
Macalester had its beginnings in the mid-to-late 1800s due to the efforts of the Rev. Dr. Edward Duffield Neill, who had founded two schools in Saint Paul and nearby Minneapolis which were named after M.W. Baldwin, a locomotive builder and friend of Neill's. With the intention of turning his Saint Paul Baldwin School into a college, Neill turned to Charles Macalester, a businessman from Philadelphia, for sponsorship. Macalester donated a building near Saint Anthony Falls, and the college was chartered in 1874. The college moved to its present location in 1885 after building an endowment and seeking the help of the Presbyterian Church. The College first admitted women in 1893, and despite being affiliated with a religious institution, remained open to students of other faiths.
Macalester was largely carried through financial hardship and brought to prominence by Dr. James Wallace, father of DeWitt Wallace. Wallace was acting president of the college from 1894 to 1900, president from 1900 to 1906, and professor until just before his death in 1939. After World War II, the college developed a reputation for internationalism under the presidency of Charles Turck (later the namesake of Turck Hall), who recruited overseas and created a more diverse student body. Macalester's positive reputation grew during the 1960s, when it consistently drew many National Merit Scholars, enough to come in at the country's top ten; during this time the college also benefitted heavily from DeWitt Wallace's success with Reader's Digest. Macalester continued to develop into the '90s, building its endowment and adding new facilities and equipment.
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| Percent of Students International: | 13% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 72% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Other) Basketball (Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf) Baseball (Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf) Track (Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 28,642 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 28,474 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 168 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,455 | 13% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,791 | 8% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 14,484 | 76% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,062 | 61% | |
Any Aid: |
85% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 44% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 77% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 630, Math: 630 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 740, Math: 710 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 54% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 28, Verbal: 28, Math: 27 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 32, Verbal: 34, Math: 31 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Not Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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There must be places like Walmart, Target, Ikea, Staples, etc., but we live on the East Coast, so we don't know our way around St. Paul, MN. So, does anyone have suggestions for where to buy stuff near to the campus? I know about Mall of America, but I was thinking of something less extensive and spread out.
31 months ago
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There is a Target and Wal*Mart very very close to Mac -- just drive North on Snelling and hang a RIGHT on University Avenue, you will see Wally world first and Target is a block down from there.
Also -- IKEA is right across the street from the Mall of America. Snelling South to MN Hwy 5 (also known as West 7th Street and Ft. Road) stay on that -- pass the airport -- go take the Mall of America exit and you can't miss IKEA.
Happy shopping!!
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