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Macalester Demographics & Diversity Report

What does the Macalester student population look like? College Factual wanted to know the facts so we crunched the numbers. We analyzed racial diversity, gender ratios, age and geographic origins of college campuses accross the country. The results of the Macalester College <nil> diversity report are below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Macalester Student Population

How Many Students Attend Macalester College?

Macalester total enrollment is approximately 2,049 students.

Macalester Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Macalester undergraduate population is made up of 59% women, and 41% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Macalester Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,070
International	284
Hispanic	216
Asian	172
Multi-Ethnic	155
Black or African American	98
Unknown	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Macalester Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,090
International	294
Hispanic	217
Asian	175
Multi-Ethnic	158
Black or African American	98
Unknown	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Macalester College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	550
Asian	38
Black or African American	37
Multi-Ethnic	10
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Macalester.

Macalester Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,206 female students and 843 male students at Macalester.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Macalester is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Macalester faculty.

There are approximately 397 female teachers and 298 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Macalester ranks 44 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

83.41% of Macalester students come from out of state, and 16.4% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 41 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
California	45
Wisconsin	37
Illinois	36
New York	32
Washington	19

International Students at Macalester

Students from 82 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, India, and Vietnam.

Learn more about international students at Macalester.

Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Macalester, 92.09% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	1,048
18-19	919
22-24	128
25-29	5
35 and over	1
30-34	0
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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