Private nonprofit · Community college

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Rochester, Minnesota · Midsize city

#1 for grad earnings in Minnesota

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Transfer rate: —
Avg net price: —
Grad / completion: $79,652
Median earnings

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Rochester, Minnesota (midsize city setting), enrolling 309 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 309 undergradsMidsize citySelective · 39% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Rochester, Minnesota

Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The community was founded by George Head and his wife Henrietta, who built a log cabin named Head's Tavern in 1854. It was named for Head's hometown of Rochester, New York. A number of Rochester buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the historic Chateau Theatre, which the city purchased in 2015 for preservation, and Avalon Music, formerly a hotel important in the local civil rights movement. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 77 miles to Minneapolis, MN
To Great Lakes shore: 186 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Rochester (RST)

How Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science compares

Selectivity39.0%

More selective than 91% · #1 most selective of 2 in Minnesota

Earnings, 10 years after entry$79,652

Higher than 99% · #1 of 40 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$10,500

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio4 : 1

Lower than 98%

Undergraduate enrollment309

Larger than 54%

Percentiles compare Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate30921%
Graduate1,13079%

Undergraduates by gender

Women24379%
Men6621%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White72%
Black6.5%
Hispanic10%
Asian7.4%
Other or multiracial3.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 309
Graduate enrollment: 1,130
Student–faculty ratio: 4 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 2%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 35%
Median family income: $37,211
Endowment: $1,047,386,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $3,257
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $200
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: —

Admissions

Admission rate: 39.0%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: —
First-year retention: —
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $74,758
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $79,652
Median debt at graduation: $10,500
Students with federal loans: 11%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

Campus safety

Safety grade: D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 72.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 246
Property offenses (2022–2024): 67

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

104reported offenses a year

82 violent a year22 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling

Aggravated assault

Motor vehicle theft

Rape

Burglary

7.3

Robbery

0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,900

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 100% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,900. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 30 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $79,652
Typical debt at graduation: $10,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 13%
Out-earn a HS grad: 94%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$77,944

Men

$85,767

Men out-earn women by $7,823 (10%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 80°F
Winter low: 7°F
Annual rain: 34.7″
Annual snow: 53.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rochester Intl AP, MN US station (8.2 mi from campus).

What Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science graduates study — and earn

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

116 grads$72k 1 yr$77k 5 yr$25k debt

116$72,446$76,589$25,241 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

100 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

100———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

20———Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

— grads$70k 1 yr$72k 5 yr$25k debt

—$70,333$72,378$25,250

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.