Student Population at Macalester

Total Enrollment

2,138 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

2,138

Men Students

926

Women Students

1,212

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,138 students have enrolled at Macalester College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 926 male and 1,212 female students are attending Macalester College. By attendance status, there are 2,106 full-time students and 32 part-time students.

The number of students at Macalester College is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Harvey Mudd College and Amherst College, its population is average (average population is 2,198).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Macalester's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Macalester has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,198 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota average (2,000 students).

	Total	Undergraduate
Macalester College	2,138	2,138
Similarly Ranked Schools	2,198	2,157
All Colleges	2,931	2,685
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota	2,000	1,727

The below chart compares the student population between Macalester College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 926 male and 1,212 female students attending Macalester. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Macalester.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Macalester
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,138	2,106	32
Men	926	910	16
Women	1,212	1,196	16

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,067 White students (49.91%) and 232 Hispanic students (10.85%) at Macalester College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Macalester College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Macalester College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	0
Asian	169	80	89
Black or African American	133	41	92
Hispanic	232	97	135
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	1	5
White	1,067	474	593
Two or More Races	188	80	108
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	20	11	9
Total	2,138	926	1,212