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Macalester College

1600 Grand Ave, Saint paul, MN 55105-1899 -

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Macalester College is a privately supported coeducational liberal arts college. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-related but non-sectarian college; its first class entered Sept. 15, 1885. Macalester is committed to being a preeminent liberal arts college with an educational program known for its high standards for scholarship and its special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society

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School Overview:

	Macalester College
County	Ramsey County, MN
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	1,873 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	47 students

Total Enrollment	1,920 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	1,319 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	73%
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	70%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$22,148
% Students Receiving Loans	67%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$4,217

School Notes:

Macalester, located in a friendly, residential neighborhood, has 53 green acres in the heart of two of America's safest, most vibrant cities. Macalester has seven academic buildings, 10 residence halls, 5 language houses, a library and technology center. The academic buildings and library include state-of-the-art technology (plus one of the Midwest's largest telescopes) and the residence halls offer a variety of living experiences, from traditional dorms to apartment-style suites.
Macalester students come from all 50 states plus D.C. and from 90 countries. They are scientists, writers, actors, environmentalists, athletes, musicians and more.
Macalester has an 11 to 1 student-faculty ratio with an average class size of 17 (labs: 12). All 750 courses are taught by Macalester's faculty (92 percent have a Ph.D). There are 454,000 volumes in the library and 1.5 million available through our online catalog (Students also have access to the University of Minnesota library).
Extracurricular activities on campus, athletics, eating out, visiting museums, seeing movies, parks, Macalester and the Twin Cities offer a dizzying number of distractions from and additions to coursework.
Macalester has been named “America’s Hottest Liberal Arts College” by the 2006 Kaplan/Newsweek “How to Get into College” Guide. Macalester is ranked 26 among the 215 national liberal arts colleges in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Profile last updated: 07/08/2008.

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A Prairie Home Companion heads to Lake Wobegon country for 35th anniversary celebration (Stearns-Morrison Enterprise)
posted on July 6, 2009 at 10:23:31 pm
On July 6, 1974, a dozen or so people showed up at the Janet Wallace Auditorium at Macalester College in Saint Paul and plunked down their $1 admission (50 cents for kids) to attend the very first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion.
Prairie Home Companion heads to Lake Wobegon country for 35th anniversary celebration - Avon is site of special Fourth ... (Melrose Beacon)
posted on June 30, 2009 at 03:26:20 pm
On July 6, 1974, a dozen or so people showed up at the Janet Wallace Auditorium at Macalester College in Saint Paul and plunked down their $1 admission (50 cents for kids) to attend the very first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion.
Former UN head honored with Macalester sculpture (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
posted on May 20, 2009 at 11:43:04 pm
Kofi Annan visits Macalester College for unveiling of a new bronze sculpture in his likeness.