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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,896
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 87%
Average Aid Amount $40,537
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 495
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 90%

Financial Aid Information at Macalester

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,896 students (87% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $40,537. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 495 students (90% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Macalester College is $68,104, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,896 students (87% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $40,537. 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 aid1,89687%$40,537
Pell Grants37717%$5,154
Federal Student Loans81537%$5,834

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 495 beginning students (90% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 489 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 Aid49590%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources48588%$40,329
Federal Grants8215%$6,751
Pell Grants8215%$5,462
Other Federal Grants356%$3,020
State/Local Grants346%$6,430
Institutional Grants48588%$38,737
Student Loans23242%$8,072
Federal Student Loans20637%$4,989
Other Student Loans8215%$10,307