Key differences on Outcomes
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Macalester grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than Mount Holyoke's ($63,878 vs. $58,418)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Macalester graduates 5 pts more of its students than Mount Holyoke (89% vs. 84%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Mount Holyoke$58.4K
Macalester$63.9KHighest
Graduation rate
Mount Holyoke84%
Macalester89%Highest
Retention rate
Mount Holyoke89%
Macalester92%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Mount Holyoke$22.9KLowest
Macalester$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Mount Holyoke44%
Macalester36%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Mount Holyoke$19.5K
Macalester$19.5K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Mount Holyoke77%
Macalester83%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Mount Holyoke83%
Macalester88%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Mount Holyoke11%
Macalester8%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Mount Holyoke85%
Macalester88%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Mount Holyoke84%
Macalester88%
Pell graduation gap
Mount Holyoke1 pts higher
MacalesterNo gap
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Mount Holyoke | Macalester |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86% | 87% |
| Asian | 81% | 91% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 80% | 87% |
| Black | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | Not shown: under 30 students | 83% |
| International | 85% | 88% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why