Macalester College

How big is the Macalester College men's tennis roster?

Macalester College listed 9 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 25% below the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 12.

Macalester College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 16 in 2020.

A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.

How many coaches does Macalester College men's tennis have?

Macalester College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 44%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Macalester College spend on men's tennis?

Macalester College reported $56,277 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 34% below the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $85,495.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $2,193 per player in 2025, 14% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918.

Against the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $2,193.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $235 per male athlete in 2025, well above the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $106, by 122%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 31% between 2020 and 2025, from $42,848 to $56,277.

NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.

What is Macalester College like academically?

Macalester College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 29% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1440, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $82,991 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $32,149 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 61% of the sticker price on average.

87% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 92% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,878, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Macalester College?

No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 19% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Multidisciplinary Studies and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.

• Computer and Information Sciences, General (58 degrees)
• Political Science and Government (56 degrees)
• Biology, General (52 degrees)
• Economics (49 degrees)
• Mathematics (48 degrees)
• Natural Resources Conservation and Research (38 degrees)
• International/Globalization Studies (38 degrees)
• Research and Experimental Psychology (33 degrees)
• Geography and Environmental Studies (29 degrees)
• Chemistry (21 degrees)

What is West St. Paul, MN like to live in?

Macalester College sits in West St. Paul, a large city of about 21,000 people in Dakota County, Minnesota.

The median household in West St. Paul earns about $70,738, which is below the Minnesota median ($87,556) but about the national median ($78,538).

Home values are in step with the rest of Minnesota, around $281,800 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,195 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 19% under 18 and 21% aged 65 or over.

What other teams does Macalester College field?

Macalester College also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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