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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,917
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 85%
Average Aid Amount $39,942
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 547
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 91%

Financial Aid Information at Macalester

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,917 students (85% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $39,942. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 547 students (91% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Macalester College is $64,908, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,917 students (85% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $39,942. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Macalester College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Macalester College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,91785%$39,942
Pell Grants41218%$4,906
Federal Student Loans92441%$5,828

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 547 beginning students (91% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 536 students (89% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Macalester College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Macalester College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid54791%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources53389%$40,262
Federal Grants9315%$5,737
Pell Grants9315%$4,850
Other Federal Grants376%$2,229
State/Local Grants315%$5,885
Institutional Grants53389%$38,919
Student Loans28547%$6,714
Federal Student Loans25342%$5,042
Other Student Loans9115%$7,009