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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Multiculturalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Macalester College landed the #1 spot on the list. Macalester is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Macalester, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 2,049 students enrolled at Macalester College were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,323. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Macalester College]](/colleges/macalester-college/student-life/veterans/)
