Enrollment Trends at Macalester

The student population at Macalester College is 2,175 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 136 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Macalester College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,131 where 2,175 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Macalester than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Macalester College since 2013.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,039	802	1,237
2014-15	2,073 34	818 16	1,255 18
2015-16	2,172 99	860 42	1,312 57
2016-17	2,146 -26	866 6	1,280 -32
2017-18	2,136 -10	837 -29	1,299 19
2018-19	2,174 38	879 42	1,295 -4
2019-20	2,098 -76	876 -3	1,222 -73
2020-21	2,049 -49	843 -33	1,206 -16
2021-22	2,244 195	971 128	1,273 67
2022-23	2,175 -69	917 -54	1,258 -15
Average	2,131	867	1,264

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.56%. The percentage was 66.55% 10 years ago and Macalester still has a high percentage of white students. 7.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.84% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Macalester College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2013-14	2	144	54	125	0	1,357	105
2014-15	1	146	49	123	1	1,361	111
2015-16	2	151	45	126	1	1,417	114
2016-17	4	142	59	134	2	1,375	108
2017-18	3	139	71	160	2	1,305	119
2018-19	4	174	74	169	1	1,262	141
2019-20	6	164	88	183	2	1,186	142
2020-21	7	175	98	217	2	1,090	158
2021-22	8	180	111	221	2	1,229	181
2022-23	5	164	127	221	18	1,165	182
Average	4	158	78	168	3	1,275	136

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Macalester College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.

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