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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine: cost, admission and results

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is a private nonprofit college in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It has about 88 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $31,675 a year.

At a glance

  • $31,675Net price a year
  • $84,621Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Small city
Undergraduate students
88
Graduate students
577
Students per teacher
5 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
geisinger.edu/gchs

Getting in

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$16,203
Books and supplies$1,150
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$34,235
Average net price after grants and scholarships$31,675

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 48% above the median net price of colleges in Pennsylvania on this site ($21,445). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000not reported
$30,001 to $48,000$28,090
$48,001 to $75,000$28,607
$75,001 to $110,000$32,286
Above $110,000$34,235

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegePA medianUS median
Median earnings 10 years after starting$84,621$62,618$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$10,500$24,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Pennsylvania and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

39% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 70% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 88% women and 12% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 147 of the 154 colleges in Pennsylvania on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,488.

What is not reported

The College Scorecard has no figure for an admission rate, the share of students who return for a second year or a graduation rate at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.

Other colleges in Pennsylvania of a similar size

Common questions

How much is tuition at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine?

Published tuition and fees are $16,203 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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