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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·geisinger.edu/gchs
Total enrollment
665
peer median 10,685
Avg net price
$23,384
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About

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) is a private medical school associated with the Geisinger Health System in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania. GCSOM offers a community-based model of medical education with six regional campuses: North, South, Central, West, Atlanticare, and Guthrie. It offers a Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program and a Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) Program.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 5 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
Passing
1
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
20.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
20.0%
+19.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing1 · 20.0%
  • No Data3 · 60.0%
  • Failing1 · 20.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
3

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.

2
Biology General
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
-5.7%
$50,630 vs $53,672
Medicine
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+98.9%
$116,849 vs $58,761

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Medicine
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
234%
$273,352 debt · $116,849 earn
Biology General
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
129%
$65,157 debt · $50,630 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Accredited since 2014Next review Dec 2018
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2014Next review Jan 2027
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Accredited since 2009Next review Dec 2018

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Apr 2019Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2014Initial Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,173
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+$23,595

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,384
vs peer median $23,384
Federal loans
54.0%
In-state tuition
$15,886
Out-of-state
$15,886

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 49 students received $291K in Pell grants, alongside $21.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
49
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$291K
$290,890 total
Direct Loans
$21.5M
776 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$322K
77 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$409K
80 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$11.0M
361 loan awards
Parent PLUS$69K
5 loan awards
Grad PLUS$9.7M
253 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 180 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
180
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.8%
2017
1.6%
2018
1.8%
2019
0.5%
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 Geisinger

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

195 total completions
01Health Professions
14473.8%
02Biological Sciences
5126.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
665
12-mo unduplicated
742
Undergraduate
108
Graduate
634

Gender split

Men
38%279
Women
62%463

Race / ethnicity composition

White
93.2%
Black
3.4%
Asian
2.3%
Two or more
1.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.70
5 offenses · 649 students

3-year trend

17.422 yrs ago28.251 yr ago7.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
37
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Arson
2
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs60
Liquor30

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
5.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
43

Geisinger vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Geisinger selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
——665$23,384—
Albany Medical College
——814——
Hofstra University
69%68.1%10,685$34,176Doctoral/Professional
Loyola University Chicago
75%81.6%17,384$36,079R2 Research
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
—39.0%1,439——
Oakland University
58%87.8%15,768$9,120R2 Research
Quinnipiac University
76%72.2%9,424$40,675Doctoral/Professional
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
51%96.2%32,911$10,359R1 Research
University of Phoenix-Arizona
16%—111,248$13,520Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median64%76.9%10,685$23,384

Institutions like Geisinger

Explore the federal data for institutions in Geisinger's comparison group.

IPEDS

Geisinger Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Email
cce [at] geisinger.edu

This page provides information about the 'Assessment Tool Development: Best Practices for Ensuring Validity and Effectiveness' course, which is part of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's Foundations in Medical Education series. It details course objectives, target audience, accreditation, and credit information. The activity director and some faculty are also mentioned, as well as the cost and login information for the course.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Alison Howe, PhD
    Assistant Dean for Institutional Research and Data Management

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Geisinger.

How many students attend Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine?

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine reports a total enrollment of 665 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine?

The average net price at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is $23,384 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine located?

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509.

Who runs Institutional Research at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine?

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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