Class Profile
Students come to Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine to pursue an M.D. or combined M.D.-Ph.D. degree with many different backgrounds, interests, and plans for the future.
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Adrian Beyde
2024 admissions and acceptance statistics
The students that make up our program are proven leaders in their fields and communities, passionate about medicine and making a difference, and have a variety of personal interests beyond their career.
The 2024 acceptance rate for incoming students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine was 4.2% — we received 5,591 applications and of those, 233 applicants were offered acceptance to either of our programs. Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine enrolls approximately 94 M.D. students and 11 M.D.-Ph.D. students, which can fluctuate each year.
M.D. Program
- Applications received: 5,145
- Applicants interviewed: 717
- Acceptances issued: 207
M.D.-Ph.D. Program
- Applications received: 445
- Applicants interviewed: 76
- Acceptances issued: 26
Training locations
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine is a national medical school with three campus locations. In 2024, our first-year class has a total of 50 students training in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona and 56 students training in Rochester, Minnesota. In two years, 13 of these students will complete their training at our campus in Jacksonville, Florida.
M.D. Program
- Arizona 4-year track: 44 students
- Minnesota 4-year track: 41 students
- Arizona/Florida track: 5 students
- Minnesota/Florida track: 8 students
M.D.-Ph.D. Program
- Arizona M.D.-Ph.D.: 1 student
- Minnesota M.D.-Ph.D.: 7 students
2024 first-year class by the numbers
The students that make up our program are proven leaders in their fields and communities, passionate about medicine and making a difference, and have a variety of personal interests beyond their career.
Top undergraduate degree majors:
- Biology
- Neuroscience
- Molecular biology
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical engineering
Non-science degrees:
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Classical civilization
- Computer science
- Economics
- Global health
- Mathematics
underrepresented in medicine relative to their numbers in the general population
median cumulative GPA
students with gap years (graduated prior to July 2023)
From 30 states
with roots in Canada, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Iraq, Jordan, Korea (the Republic of), Myanmar, Nigeria, Spain, and Sudan
11 first-generation college graduates
median MCAT score (98th percentile)
Age range of the first-year class