Macalester College Comparisons

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4 Year
Saint Paul, MN
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Compare with Minnesota Public Colleges

Compare with Minnesota Public Colleges for Macalester College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$50,890 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN	$53,494 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	$57,859 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Winona State University Winona, MN	$57,528 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Morris Morris, MN	$53,578 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$53,088 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$57,676 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Minnesota Private Colleges

Compare with Minnesota Private Colleges for Macalester College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$788 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$8,344 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$13,706 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$22,652 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$18,100 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$36,934 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	$22,620 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Macalester College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$56,501 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$57,317 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$53,766 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$48,981 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$58,266 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota State University Madison, SD	$58,450 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Macalester College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$218 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$14,394 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$16,934 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$22,558 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$15,974 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$19,248 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$2 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$17,624 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$7,218 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$15,984 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$11,702 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	$27,944 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$11,122 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$33,854 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$10,201 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$34,314 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Macalester College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$3,694 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,416 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$2,684 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$2,926 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,706 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$1,830 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,610 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$14,428 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$738 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$59 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$814 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,584 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$1,246 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,496 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$928 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$504 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$124 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$42,246 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$2,154 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$14,520 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$1,104 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$856 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$3,416 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$1,464 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$10,994 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Willamette University Salem, OR	$16,948 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$6,464 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$2,454 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$1,668 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$2,666 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$2,630 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$4,054 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$9,455 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$272 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$2,690 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$29,376 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$935 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$2,184 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$2,926 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$1,706 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$1,086 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Annapolis, MD	$27,420 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$1,514 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$15,284 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$326 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Connecticut College New London, CT	$862 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$21,284 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$27,600 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$34,915 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026