The average composite SAT score for admitted Macalester College freshman is 1420 out of 1600. Macalester College students have the 81st highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1420 is in the 96th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1340 to 1500. The 75th percentile score is 1500 while the 25th percentile score is 1340.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Macalester College but we estimate it to be around a 1260 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Macalester College students on the math portion of the SAT is 710 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 670 and the 75th percentile score 750.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 670 to 750 and the average score for Macalester College students is 710.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Macalester College based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 28.4%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.81.
An SAT score of 1500 or higher is very competitive at Macalester College and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an above average chance of acceptance, around 42% or higher but admission is competitive.
Scores between 1420 to 1490 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 28% to 41%.
SAT scores between 1340 to 1410 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 17% to 26% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1260 to 1330 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 16% chance of admission to Macalester College. SAT scores below 1260 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 62% |
1590 | 60% |
1580 | 58% |
1570 | 56% |
1560 | 54% |
1550 | 52% |
1540 | 50% |
1530 | 48% |
1520 | 46% |
1510 | 44% |
1500 | 42% |
1490 | 41% |
1480 | 39% |
1470 | 37% |
1460 | 35% |
1450 | 33% |
1440 | 31% |
1430 | 30% |
1420 | 28% |
1410 | 26% |
1400 | 25% |
1390 | 23% |
1380 | 22% |
1370 | 21% |
1360 | 19% |
1350 | 18% |
1340 | 17% |
1330 | 16% |
1320 | 15% |
1310 | 14% |
1300 | 13% |
1290 | 12% |
1280 | 11% |
1270 | 10% |
1260 | 10% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=173902 IPEDS survey data for Macalester College.