Macalester College

Macalester College is a privately supported coeducational liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-related but nonsectarian college; its first class entered September 15, 1885. The college is located on a 53-acre (214,000 m²) campus in a historic residential neighborhood and includes seven academic buildings, ten residences, a library, and a technology center. Famous alumni include Kofi Annan, Walter Mondale, DeWitt Wallace, Tim O'Brien, Duane Hanson, Peter Berg, Mary Karr (for one year), Bob Mould, and Carl Lumbly. It enrolls approximately 1,800 undergraduate students and no graduate students.

Academics

In the past 10 years, Macalester students have earned honors including 4 Rhodes Scholarships, 25 Fulbright Scholarships, 1 British Marshall Scholarship, 1 Foreign Government Grant, 25 National Science Foundation Fellowships, 9 Truman Scholarships, 7 Watson Fellowships, 3 Mellon Fellowships, and 2 Goldwater Scholarships.

Related Topics:
Rhodes Scholarship - Fulbright Scholarship - Truman Scholarship

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As a member of CLIC (Cooperating Libraries in Consortium), the Macalester library provides students with substantial academic resources. Through the consortium, students have easy access to books, articles, and other media available from liberal arts colleges in the Twin Cities. Vans run daily between the affiliated schools, transporting books to students as needed. Students also have access to the University of Minnesota libraries, and can obtain copies of papers and articles therefrom on campus.

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The college hosts the MITY (pronounced "mighty"), Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, which is a two-week program that offers junior high and high school students classes and optional residential stay.

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Newsweek named Macalester "Hottest for Liberal Arts" in the August 2005 issue.

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