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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·geisinger.edu/education
Total enrollment
665
peer median 1,143
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Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by income not reported.
In-state tuition
$11,131
Out-of-state
$11,131

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 49 students received $291K in Pell grants, alongside $18.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
49
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$291K
$290,890 total
Direct Loans
$18.9M
752 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$297K
75 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$387K
80 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$9.7M
350 loan awards
Parent PLUS$69K
5 loan awards
Grad PLUS$8.5M
242 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

224 total completions
01Health Professions
14464.3%
02Biological Sciences
8035.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
665
12-mo unduplicated
793
Undergraduate
91
Graduate
702

Gender split

Men
37%291
Women
63%502

Race / ethnicity composition

White
85.7%
Asian
4.8%
Two or more
3.2%
Unknown
3.2%
Black
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
28.25
20 offenses · 708 students

3-year trend

29.652 yrs ago17.421 yr ago28.25Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
50
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

Fondling
7
Aggravated assault
6
Burglary
4
Motor vehicle theft
2
Robbery
1

By location

20total
  • On campus20

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • National origin1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs110
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.

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.

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
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2,901
Albany Medical College
814
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
4,133
New York Medical College
1,471
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
778
Peer group median1,143

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.

Where is Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine located?

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

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