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Philosophy & religion at Macalester College

Macalester College graduates about 21 philosophy & religion majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 58th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 83 out of 100.

83/100Standout#58 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year214% of the class
Research in the field$147Ka year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1500whole school

Around Macalester College

Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel Center for Religious and Spiritual Life Macalester
Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel Center for Religious and Spiritual LifePhoto: Fibonacci Blue · CC BY 2.0 · source
Old Main Building (north side) facing Grand Avenue Macalester College, St. Paul,
Old Main Building (north side) at Macalester College, St. Paul, MNPhoto: Eden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · source
DeWitt Wallace Library interior Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
DeWitt Wallace Library interior at Macalester College, St. Paul, MNPhoto: edenpictures · CC BY 2.0 · source
DeWitt Wallace Library, southwest corner 110 S Macalester Street Macalester Coll
DeWitt Wallace Library, southwest corner, Macalester College, St Paul, MNPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dewitt Wallace Library, Weyerhauser Memorial Chapel.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 8 · Academic 8 · Arts 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Baylor University 84
  2. Fordham University 83
  3. Saint Louis University 83
  4. Syracuse University 83
  5. University of Georgia 82
  6. Marquette University 82
  7. College of the Holy Cross 82
  8. Santa Clara University 82

Other strong majors at Macalester College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Macalester College with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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