Saint Paul, Minnesota · Private Non-Profit
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Macalester College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.7% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $32,149 school-wide net price and $63,878 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.7% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.7% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 589
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 28.5%
- Graduation rate
- 87.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,149/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $128,596
- Median debt
- $23,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,878/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.7%), school-wide average net price ($32,149), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($63,878), and peer averages from 589 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 589 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is above the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($11,495 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,934 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Macalester College in the top 84% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies accounts for 1.7% of the awards or completions reported for Macalester College. That award concentration is higher than at 81% of schools in this field set and is above the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Macalester College's average net price is $32,149 per year, about $128,596 over four years. That is $11,495 above the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,878 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,934 above the $57,944 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Macalester College #496 of 589 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.