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Geisinger College of Health Sciences

Scranton, Pennsylvania 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-stateMCAT requiredMMI interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

3.81

Average MCAT

513.06

Class size

126

Applicants

6,964

Interviewed

—

Admitted

124

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Jan 15, 2027

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Pennsylvania residents

73% of seats
2025-26954 applied91 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

27% of seats
2025-266,010 applied33 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution prior to matriculation.

Prerequisites

  • No specific coursework required (holistic review); recommended: biochemistry with lab, biology with lab (2 courses), chemistry with lab (2 courses), organic chemistry with lab (2 courses), physics with lab (2 courses), statistics
  • Online coursework will not be accepted (COVID-era online courses may be considered)
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution prior to matriculation
  • Letters: one pre-professional/pre-health/committee letter or three evaluation letters from faculty; maximum of four letters via AMCAS Letters
  • Criminal background checks and drug screen after acceptance

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredFor the 2025-2026 application cycle, MCAT tests taken between June 2022 and September 2025 were accepted (i.e., roughly three years back, last accepted September of the application year). No minimum stated.For the 2025-2026 application cycle, MCAT tests taken between June 2022 and September 2025 were accepted (i.e., roughly three years back, last accepted September of the application year). No minimum stated. Latest available wording (snapshot dated 2026-04-19) still references the 2025-2026 cycle; 2026-27 window not verified.

Casper

Not required

PREview

Not required

How selection works

Accepts out-of-state applicants; no explicit in-state preference stated, but class is predominantly Pennsylvanian: Class of 2029 had 91 of 126 students as PA residents (32 from Geisinger School of Medicine counties). Non-PA residents pay higher tuition.

Interview

Format

MMI

Delivery

Virtual

When

September through March

Practise for Geisinger College of Health Sciences's MMI

Timed stations, follow-ups and instant feedback.

Start practisingMMI guide

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Dec 15, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline · December 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  2. Jan 15, 2027

    Secondary application deadline · January 15, 11:59 p.m. (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  3. Aug 1, 2026

    Early Decision supporting documents deadline · August 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  4. Oct 1, 2026

    Early Decision notification · by October 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  5. September through March

    MD interviews

Secondary application fee: AMCAS Fee Assistance Program waiver recipients may submit the FAP form

USD 100

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 64,604

Special programs & mission

Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program (primary care/psychiatry; can graduate debt free with monthly stipend)

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD (OMS-MD) program

Early Decision Program

Regional campuses: Danville, Lewistown/State College, Sayre, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine educates aspiring physicians and scientists to serve society using a community-based, patient-centered, interprofessional and evidence-based model of education that is committed to fairness and respect for all, promotes discovery and employs innovative techniques.

Sources

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Where official sources disagree

  • sources: Sources are archived copies of official pages (live site blocked automated access)