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Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Rochester, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·college.mayo.edu
Total enrollment
1,439
peer median 1,457
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
141
141 candidates competed
Admitted
55
39.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
55
100.0% yield

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 30 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 26 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
30
Passing
4
13.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

30programs
  • Passing4 · 13.3%
  • No Data26 · 86.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
26

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+42.0%
$85,387 vs $60,112
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+59.5%
$95,873 vs $60,112
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+115.2%
$74,897 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+274.0%
$224,804 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
112%
$107,600 debt · $95,873 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
104%
$88,865 debt · $85,387 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
48%
$108,216 debt · $224,804 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$12,500 debt · $78,011 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1984Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 19

Action history · 32

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)
  2. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
  3. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Periodontics
  4. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
  5. Aug 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
12.0%
In-state tuition
$3,257
Out-of-state
$3,257

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 17 students received $90K in Pell grants, alongside $17.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
17
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$90K
$90,478 total
Direct Loans
$17.1M
696 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$225K
48 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$306K
51 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$11.2M
390 loan awards
Parent PLUS$45K
2 loan awards
Grad PLUS$5.3M
205 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 154 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
154
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
0.5%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at MAYO

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

201 total completions
01Health Professions
15074.6%
02Biological Sciences
4220.9%
03Engineering
94.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,439
12-mo unduplicated
1,748
Undergraduate
491
Graduate
1,257

Gender split

Men
38%660
Women
62%1,088

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.7%
Black
7.4%
Asian
5.4%
Two or more
5.4%
Unknown
2.0%
Hispanic
1.0%
Non-resident
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
129.35
160 offenses · 1,237 students

3-year trend

101.392 yrs ago94.401 yr ago129.35Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
402
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
107
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
15
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
74
Motor vehicle theft
47
Aggravated assault
17
Rape
16
Burglary
5
Robbery
1

By location

160total
  • On campus94
  • Non-campus66

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
28
Stalking
30 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race8

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons80
Drugs1522
Liquor90

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
4.0:1

MAYO vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions MAYO selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
1,439
Baylor College of Medicine
1,774
Medical College of Wisconsin
1,677
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1,424
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1,474
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
1,261
Peer group median1,457

Frequently asked questions about Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MAYO.

How many students attend Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science?

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science reports a total enrollment of 1,439 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the yield rate at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science?

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science located?

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is located in Rochester, Minnesota 55905.

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