Macalester College
Private college in Saint Paul
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| 2024 | U.S. News & World Report ranked Macalester as the 26th-best liberal arts college in the U.S., 17th for 'Best Undergraduate Teaching', and 25th for 'Best Value' liberal arts college. Niche also ranked Macalester 14th out of 378 colleges in 'Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America' and 15th on 'Best Small Colleges in America' list. |
| 2023 | Money magazine selected Macalester as one of only 58 U.S. colleges recognized as a 'Best College' from a pool of over 2,400 colleges. |
| September 2023 | Macalester College reported a student body of 2,142 students, with international students constituting approximately 12% of the total population, representing 102 countries and 49 U.S. states. |
| 2022 | Washington Monthly ranked Macalester 16th among 215 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, including social mobility, research, and public service. |
| August 2021 | Macalester College set its comprehensive tuition, room, and board fee at $74,060 for the 2021-22 academic year, highlighting the institution's financial structures for student support. |
| 2020 | Suzanne Rivera became the college's 17th president, notably the first woman and first Hispanic person to serve in this role. |
| 2019 | Forbes rated Macalester College 86th out of 650 colleges, universities and service academies in the U.S., and 38th among liberal arts colleges. |
| 2015 | The Social Responsibility Committee rejected the initial Fossil Free Mac proposal for full endowment divestment from top 200 publicly traded fossil fuel companies. |
| 2014 | Under head coach Tony Jennison, Macalester won the Midwest Conference football title, their first conference football championship since 1947. The team also achieved their highest-ever season win total of nine games in their 121-year intercollegiate football history. |
| January 1 2013 | Macalester initiated campus-wide composting program. |
| 2011 | Offered 59 courses with civic engagement components across 16 departments, demonstrating a strong commitment to community involvement. |
| 2010 | The men's soccer team won the MIAC regular-season championship and both men's and women's soccer teams received NCAA Division III tournament at-large bids. |
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