Comparison of Macalester College and Similar Schools

The following table compares Macalester College to 20 similar colleges with important academic statistics. Those schools are ranked similarly to Macalester College in college rankings.
College NameTuition & FeesFinancial AidPopulationAcceptance RateSAT ScoreNumber of ProgramsStudents to Faculty Ratio
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
Private, 4 years
$64,908$39,9422,17528.4%1,4204110 to 1
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Private, 4 years
$64,320$56,8162,44713.6%1,490577 to 1
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Private, 4 years
$65,280$54,4272,84312.7%1,490699 to 1
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
Private, 4 years
$65,457$45,2842,05916.6%1,490368 to 1
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Private, 4 years
$64,862$43,4761,75910.8%1,480319 to 1
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Private, 4 years
$64,525$50,4872,24317.0%1,480387 to 1
Haverford College
Haverford, PA
Private, 4 years
$68,300$55,4891,42114.2%1,500468 to 1
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
Private, 4 years
$65,740$48,2412,07211.8%1,490429 to 1
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Private, 4 years
$67,805$49,4752,45918.7%1,490497 to 1
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
Private, 4 years
$67,316$58,5063,25314.4%1,420847 to 1
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Private, 4 years
$67,024$53,3533,14112.4%1,480669 to 1
Scripps College
Claremont, CA
Private, 4 years
$63,434$20,9091,09927.9%1,4606610 to 1
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Private, 4 years
$67,932$45,1552,20316.3%1,3705110 to 1
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Private, 4 years
$62,692$39,9681,21218.4%-6010 to 1
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
Private, 4 years
$60,300$45,5831,92717.0%1,430369 to 1
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Private, 4 years
$64,646$35,5092,99234.9%1,450569 to 1
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Private, 4 years
$60,850$39,0143,08336.4%1,3505410 to 1
Union College
Schenectady, NY
Private, 4 years
$66,456$35,3692,10746.5%1,390499 to 1
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Private, 4 years
$60,240$34,7661,95965.5%1,310808 to 1
Connecticut College
New London, CT
Private, 4 years
$64,812$34,9941,94840.4%1,4204710 to 1
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Private, 4 years
$69,330$37,2121,88534.3%1,420359 to 1