Macalester College - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

• In 2011, The Princeton Review ranked Macalester the most liberal college. Other awards include: 3rd best quality of life, 7th for LGBT friendly, and 10th for least religious.
• In 2011, Huffington Post ranked Macalester one of the 7 trendiest colleges.
• In 2010, Huffington Post ranked Macalester one of the 10 most intellectual colleges.
• In 2010, Forbes ranked it 55th of America's Best Colleges.
• Ranked 16th (as of 2005) in the nation by Washington Monthly College Guide, based on criteria that "should be engines of social mobility, they should produce the academic minds and scientific research that advance knowledge and drive economic growth, and they should inculcate and encourage an ethic of service."
• Named "America's Hottest Liberal Arts College" by the 2006 Kaplan/Newsweek "How to Get into College" Guide. According to the magazine, America's Hottest Colleges "have one attribute in common: they're creating buzz among students, school officials and longtime observers of the admissions process...each reflects a place that is preparing students well for a complex world."
• At a fall 2005 school assembly, Macalester President Brian C. Rosenberg summarized these rankings and honors by saying Macalester students are "cheap smart hotties with a conscience." The phrase now appears on t-shirts worn by a number of students.
• In 2007, Princeton Review rated the college "#1 best quality of life."
• Macalester won the National Cross Examination Debate Association Debate Tournament in 1986 and 1987.
• Macalester was named a top 100 college for LGBT students by the Advocate in 2006.