Academic Comparison between Penn State Shenango and GCSoM

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Shenango is a four-year, public school located in Sharon, PA and GCSoM is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Scranton, PA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Penn State Shenango is a public and GCSoM is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Penn State Shenango has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,560) than GCSoM ($14,751).
GCSoM has more students with 665 students while Penn State Shenango has 265 students.
GCSoM has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Shenango's ratio is 7 to 1.
GCSoM has more full-time faculties with 45 faculties while Penn State Shenango has 32 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango	vs.	Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Sharon, Pennsylvania	Location	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Medical school and medical center
In-State$14,024 Out-Of-State$23,560	2025 Tuition & Fees	$14,751
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	37%
$9,593	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,363

92.20 %	Acceptance Rates	-
28.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	-
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	-
265	Student Population	665
32	Number of Faculties	45
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service