MD · Rochester, MN · private · applies through AMCAS
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Known as Mayo
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry CHEM | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Biology BIOL | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Chemistry CHEM | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Microbiology BIOL | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Physics PHYS | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Community-college pathways
We accept all coursework from an accredited college of university in the United State or Canada. This coursework must be provided on official school transcripts.
Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Admission policies, in the school's words
All applications submitted to AMCAS must include the following: • Online AMCAS application - Submit the application from June 1 to October 1. • Transcripts - Transcripts for all previously completed academic programs must be submitted to AMCAS by October 15. • Application processing/secondary fee - Applicants selected for secondary review will be required to pay a $120 processing fee unless granted a fee waiver by AMCAS, for further consideration, by October 15. • Letters of recommendation - Three individual letters or one committee letter are the minimum number required. Review Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine letters of recommendation requirements and submit letters of recommendation through the AMCAS Letter Service by October 15. • MCAT – Applicants must have completed at least one MCAT examination within three years of their intended matriculation and achieved a minimum score as shown on our website. Once this requirement is met, the admissions committee considers the applicant’s highest MCAT score as part of MCASOM's mission aligned selection, regardless of when that score was earned. Primary application As a national medical school, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine has one AMCAS application for our three campuses in Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota. Secondary application Applicants invited to complete a secondary application will have the opportunity to select and rank up to four campus track options and must select at least one. Options ranked will be considered at the time of interview invitation and acceptance. *Do not select an option that you would not want to be accepted to. Select "Not Interested" for those options. • Arizona 4-Year Track - The Arizona campus is your home base for all four years. • Minnesota 4-Year Track - The Minnesota campus is your home base for all four years. • Arizona/Florida Track - You complete preclinical coursework on the Arizona campus and then clinical clerkships on the Florida campus. • Minnesota/Florida Track - You complete preclinical coursework on the Minnesota campus and then clinical clerkships on the Florida campus. Acceptance, alternate list, and rejections We make acceptance decisions when all interviews are complete and when our admissions committees have deliberated on all applicants. Initial offers of acceptance will typically be made in February. The Admissions Executive Committee could consider all campus track options that an applicant indicated on their secondary application at the time of acceptance, regardless of where they interviewed. *Do not select an option that you would not want to be accepted to. Alternate list notifications will be sent once initial offers of acceptance have been communicated. Acceptances from the alternate list may be extended between March and June. Initial rejections will follow alternate list notifications and be sent at the end of the cycle.
Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Admission Policies and Information 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Who can apply
- Out-of-state applicants
- Yes As a private medical school, MCASOM does not distinguish in-state versus out-of-state.
- Canadian applicants
- Yes Must be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of Canada or be eligible for Canadian provincial or federal financial aid support.
- International applicants
- Case-by-case Must be eligible to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Canadian provincial or federal financial aid support
- DACA applicants
- Yes DACA recipients are eligible to apply.
- DACA details
- DACA recipients are eligible to apply.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- Each interviewee will have two, virtual, one-on-one, partially blinded, 30-minute interviews with members of our admissions aommittee.
- Invitations sent
- Invitations for interviews will begin being sent in August 2026.
- Typical interview day
- Depending on an applicant’s selection and rank of campus track in the secondary application, you could be invited to interview with any of our three campuses. Applicants who select more than one campus track option will only be invited to interview with one campus, taking into consideration the specific rank of preference. That interview will count for the other campus tracks that were selected. Applicants invited to interview with us will participate in: virtual welcome session, two, one-on-one, 30-minute, virtual interviews, a virtual tour of campus, connecting with current students, and question-and-answer sessions. Applicants should be dressed in business professional attire for their interviews. Applicants will also be required to meet with one member of MCASOM's alumni network as part of our Alumni Visit Program. These conversations provide applicants with an opportunity to learn more about MCASOM, Mayo Clinic’s culture and values, and the experiences of our alumni.
- Regional interviews
- Applicants will be eligible to interview with the Arizona, Florida, or Minnesota campus based on their secondary application campus track preference. We do not offer regional interviews off campus.
- Video interviews
- The interview format will be virtual, live video interviews.
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Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Interview Procedures 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Situational-judgment tests and MCAT dates
- Casper
- Not on official list source
- AAMC PREview
- Recommended "We are recommending applicants submit PREview" source
- Latest MCAT considered
- September 12, 2026
- Oldest MCAT considered
- January 2024
Casper status comes from the school's own admissions page where it states one, otherwise from published requirement lists; PREview from the school's page or the AAMC PREview policies report. Both change between cycles. Verify with the school.
Secondary application
- Required
- Yes
- Fee
- $120
- Fee waiver available
- Yes
- Deadline
- Oct 15, 2026 October 15
- Who receives it
- Applicants who pass the preliminary application screening process will receive a secondary application.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Letters of evaluation
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packet
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Waitlist and deposit
- Typical waitlist positions
- Approximately 400 waitlist positions total between the MD and MD-PhD programs for our three campuses.
- Offers made from the waitlist
- 50
- Procedure
- Waitlist positions are offered after initial acceptances are communicated. The waitlist is not ranked. We accept regular updates and strongly consider letters of intent or interest.
- Deposit required
- No
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $67,900 | $67,900 |
| Health insurance | $2,184 | $2,184 |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | $107,884 | $107,884 |
94% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $131,334.
Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026
- Applications
- 5,920 (5.3% in-state)
- Matriculants
- 109 (6.4% in-state, 93.6% out-of-state; 50.5% women)
- Applications per seat
- 54
Source: AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).
Entering class 2026
- Applicants
- 5,499
- Interviewed
- 681
- Accepted
- 180
- Matriculated
- 105
- MCAT (median)
- 521
- GPA (median)
- 3.97
- Women
- 58%
- First generation
- 8%
Source: the school's published class profile (page), retrieved 2026-10-13. Statistics describe one entering class and are not cutoffs.
Transfer applications
No
Mission statement
Mission: Develop a diverse community of servant physician leaders by providing excellence in education, fostering a culture of patient-centered care, and stimulating scientific discovery. We aim to promote health equity and improve clinical care through innovation and collaboration. Vision: Transform healthcare through excellence in education, innovation, and leadership. Core Principals: Lead, Transform and Heal Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine will: - Enroll an outstanding and diverse student body that has a strong foundation in the sciences and a demonstrated commitment to service and continuous learning. - Attract and sustain an outstanding and diverse faculty who contribute to education scholarship and utilize the best principles of education to optimize students' professional development. - Provide a learner-centered curriculum that aligns with evolving technological trends and integrates strong basic sciences, ethical principles, professional standards and outstanding clinical training. - Provide an intellectually stimulating environment where small class size and a large faculty of physicians, scientists and other health professionals unite to promote the scientific and humanitarian practice of medicine. In order to graduate physicians who will: - Provide service and demonstrate leadership within health care systems and within the community. - Serve as leaders of change to improve the health care system and delivery. - Advance the scientific foundations of medicine through leadership in basic, clinical and translational research. - Promote the role of the physician as educator-mentor and the importance of lifelong learning. - Foster resilience and wellness in themselves and others, demonstrating work-life integration and compassionate self-care and care of others. - Make altruistic career choices based on personal skills without the burden of excessive educational debt. - Have mastered the knowledge and skills required for diagnosis, patient management, health promotion, disease prevention and high-value health care. - Respect the importance of the patient as an individual as well as the needs of populations, and consistently practice evidence-based medicine and shared decisionmaking. - Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary health care teams. - Contribute to a diverse and culturally competent workforce. - Practice both the art and science of medicine, and incorporate the highest ethical principles into their lives and practices.
Notes
2026 admissions statistics: 6,061 total applications (M.D. 5,499; M.D.-Ph.D. 562); M.D. interviewed 681, M.D.-Ph.D. 76; acceptances M.D. 180, M.D.-Ph.D. 35; acceptance rate 3.5%. First-year class 105: Rochester MN 55 (4-year MD 41, MN/FL MD 6, MD-PhD 8) and Phoenix/Scottsdale AZ 50 (43 + 6 AZ/FL + 1 MD-PhD); 12 will finish at Jacksonville FL. Median cumulative GPA 3.97; median MCAT 521 (98th percentile); 61 women / 44 men (58% women, computed); 16% underrepresented in medicine; 8 first-generation college graduates (8%, computed); 77 with gap years; age range 20–38; from 31 states. Minimum MCAT 510; PREview recommended but scores not currently used; DACA recipients eligible.
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