Founded in 1972, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is a non-profit private specialized higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Rochester (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Minnesota. Officially accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is a very small coeducational US higher education institution. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, financial aids and/or scholarships, as well as administrative services.