Schools Similar to Macalester College

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Higher acceptance rate (61.6 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 2 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate90%

Earnings$61,106

Rank#706

Gustavus Adolphus College• MN

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Higher acceptance rate (33.6 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 58 miles away; similar graduate earnings

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Grinnell College• IA

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Same region with nearly identical earnings and similar program focus; same institution type

Accept Rate13%

Earnings$62,830

Rank#251

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Barnard College• NY

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Similar quality tier (#881 ranked)

Schools Similar to Macalester College: Questions & Comparisons

Use Azimuth's alternatives tool to find schools with similar outcomes but lower net prices than Macalester College's $13,050.

If Macalester College is a reach, consider Hamline University (90%), Gustavus Adolphus College (62%), St Olaf College (52%). These schools have higher acceptance rates while offering comparable outcomes.

Colleges near Macalester College in MN include St Olaf College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University.

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Accept Rate62%

Earnings$65,607

Rank#968

St Olaf College• MN

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Higher acceptance rate (23.9 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 33 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Higher acceptance rate (61.8 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate90%

Earnings$63,756

Rank#1000

Kalamazoo College• MI

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Higher acceptance rate (48 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate76%

Earnings$65,590

Rank#602

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Similar quality tier (#879 ranked)

Accept Rate91%

Earnings$73,595

Rank#879

North Carolina Wesleyan University• NC

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Similar quality tier (#882 ranked)

Accept Rate78%

Earnings$45,873

Rank#882

University Of Mary• ND

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Similar quality tier in Midwest (#883 ranked)

Accept Rate78%

Earnings$60,909

Rank#883

Butler University• IN

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Similar quality tier in Midwest (#884 ranked)

Accept Rate86%

Earnings$77,235

Rank#884

Valparaiso University• IN

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Similar quality tier in Midwest (#877 ranked)

Similar quality tier (#886 ranked)

Accept Rate71%

Earnings$76,079

Rank#886

Immaculata University• PA

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Similar quality tier (#876 ranked)

Accept Rate78%

Earnings$75,701

Rank#876

University Of Portland• OR

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Similar quality tier (#890 ranked)

Accept Rate95%

Earnings$82,804

Rank#890

Bellarmine University• KY

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Similar quality tier (#891 ranked)

Accept Rate94%

Earnings$62,069

Rank#891