Mayo (Alix)

Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (Minnesota) Rochester, MN · Private · MD

Median MCAT: 521
Median GPA: 3.97
Class size: 105 (5,499 applicants)
Tuition: $70,280 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Oct. 15, 2026

Essays

Essay 1: Why Mayo and your top track (500 words)

At Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we seek students whose values align with our mission to put the needs of the patient first. Please share why you would like to study medicine at our school, including specifically why at the top campus track you selected.

Essay 2: Experiences and identity (500 words)

Reflect on how your professional and lived experiences have shaped your identity. Tell us how these experiences will help you contribute to a collaborative learning environment, support your patients and colleagues, and advance Mayo Clinic’s commitment to excellence.

Essay 3: AI and innovation (500 words)

Mayo Clinic’s Bold. Forward. strategy integrates digital innovation with a deeply humanistic approach to transform healthcare. What role do you see yourself playing in shaping this future? Describe the skills, experiences, or aspirations in artificial intelligence and innovation that prepare you to contribute meaningfully to this transformation.

Mayo Clinic Experiences

Complete the “Mayo Clinic Experiences” page, indicating any prior experiences you have had with Mayo Clinic, if applicable.

Editor's notes

Rank your tracks on purpose. Your file is routed by your first choice, you get one interview at one campus, and an offer can place you in any track you ranked. If Rochester is where you want to be, put it first and make Essay 1 about Rochester. If you'd honestly go anywhere, rank more tracks and say why each makes sense.
Oct. 15 is the real deadline for everything, including letters and the MCAT. There's no early decision and no rolling admissions, and all first offers go out in February. So there's no prize for a July secondary beyond having a finished file when interview invitations start in August.
The floor is high. The minimum MCAT is 510 and the 2026 class's median was 521. There are no required courses, though, and the profile lists economics, classics and English among non-science majors. A humanities background is fine if your MCAT shows the science.
Don't let the $110,400 first-year budget decide for you. Mayo reviews every admitted student for need- and merit-based scholarships, and 96% of the class of 2025 received one.