<p>^Rising freshman here. I will second this poster’s perception of IS, I know for a fact that it’s one of the most popular majors at Macalester and a great, great program. I’m also white so I can’t really fully answer your racial diversity question, but I do know that Macalester is one of the top ten schools in the country for race-class interaction according to the Princeton Review surveys. And from what I say during my visit this was true, a lot of mixed race tables of kids, though I know this is only an impression and doesn’t mean much.</p>