87%
Graduation Rate
4%
Transfer-out Rate
91%
Retention Rate
At Macalester College, the graduation rate is 87 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 91 %, and the transfer-out rate is 4 %, as of August 31, 2023.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 67.46% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 444 students out of 505 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Macalester College.
By gender, 186 male and 258 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
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| Total | 505 | 444 | 87.92% |
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| Men | 211 | 186 | 88.15% |
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| Women | 294 | 258 | 87.76% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Macalester College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 80.95%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 76.47%
- Hispanic: 86.11%
- White: 88.89%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 95.65%
- Unknown: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
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| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/2) |
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- |
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| Asian | 80.95%(34/42) |
80.00%(16/20) |
81.82%(18/22) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 76.47%(13/17) |
71.43%(5/7) |
80.00%(8/10) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 86.11%(31/36) |
84.62%(11/13) |
86.96%(20/23) |
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| White | 88.89%(272/306) |
89.06%(114/128) |
88.76%(158/178) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 95.65%(22/23) |
100.00%(5/5) |
94.44%(17/18) |
|---|
| Unknown | 100.00%(2/2) |
- |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Macalester, the transfer-out rate is 4.95%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.60%.
Macalester's retention rate is 91% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 80.87%.
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Transfer-out Rate
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Retention Rate
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Macalester College, 69 of 76 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 80.05%.