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-years BS degree) at Macalester College. By gender, 186 male and 258 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (67.46% in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total50544487.92%
Men21118688.15%
Women29425887.76%
Macalester College graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 0.00%, rate of Asian students is 80.95%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 76.47%, rate of Hispanic students is 86.11%, rate of White students is 88.89%, rate of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students is 100.00%, rate of Two or More Race students is 95.65%, and rate of Unknown students is 100.00% at Macalester College.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native0.00%(-/2) - -
Asian80.95%(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)
Hispanic86.11%(31/36) 84.62%(11/13) 86.96%(20/23)
White88.89%(272/306) 89.06%(114/128) 88.76%(158/178)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander100.00%(1/1) 100.00%(1/1) -
Two or More Race95.65%(22/23) 100.00%(5/5) 94.44%(17/18)
Unknown100.00%(2/2) - 100.00%(2/2)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
Macalester College graduate rate by race

Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

For BS degrees, 419 students completed their courses in 4 years (or 100% normal time) and 19 finished in 5 years (or 125% normal time). An additional 425 students graduated within 6 years (or 150% normal time).
Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At Macalester, the transfer-out rate is 4.95%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (17.60% in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Macalester College, the retention rate is 91% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (80.87% in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Retention Rates at Macalester College

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 90.79%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

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