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Students sit in circles on Macalester's Great Lawn in front of Old Main. Shadows of tree branches are visible across the grass.
Graduates throw their hats at the 2025 Commencement ceremony
Four students chat while they wait at a Light Rail stop in front of the Minnesota State Capitol.
Two students wearing lab coats work in a psychology lab with their professor.
Two students holding paintbrushes talk with their professor.
Four Macalester students walk past Allianz Field in St. Paul
Students sit in circles on Macalester's Great Lawn in front of Old Main. Shadows of tree branches are visible across the grass.
Graduates throw their hats at the 2025 Commencement ceremony
Four students chat while they wait at a Light Rail stop in front of the Minnesota State Capitol.
Two students wearing lab coats work in a psychology lab with their professor.
Two students holding paintbrushes talk with their professor.
Four Macalester students walk past Allianz Field in St. Paul

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Richmond Sarpong ’95 with faculty members and students from Macalester's chemistry department at ACS Spring 2025

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The Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Just minutes from campus, students find a wide range of internship, research, cultural, and volunteer opportunities.

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An Academic Powerhouse

The top-ranked liberal arts and sciences education at Macalester prepares students to think critically and creatively, expanding their opportunities and widening perspectives.

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Experiences Beyond the Classroom

Students at Mac nurture their talents, passions, and interests in endless ways. Student organizations, community engagement, athletics, and activism are just some of the ways students develop their skills and forge lifelong connections.

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Driven to make a positive impact, students at Mac are changemakers, innovators, collaborators, and explorers. Apathy is not in our ethos.

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