Founded in 2008, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is a non-profit private specialized higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Scranton (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Pennsylvania. Officially accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) is a very small coeducational US higher education institution. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. GCSOM also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.