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George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

https://www2.gmu.edu

#285 National Colleges

86.74% Admission Rate
Least Selective

26,013 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
George Mason University (Mason or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia. The university was originally founded in 1949 as a northern branch of the University of Virginia. Named after Founding Father of the United States George Mason in 1959, it became an independent university in 1972. The school has since grown into the largest public university in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mason operates four campuses in Virginia (Fairfax, Arlington, Front Royal, and Prince William), as well as a campus in Incheon, South Korea. The flagship campus is in Fairfax.

It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Two George Mason professors have won the Nobel Prize, both in economics: James M. Buchanan in 1986 and Vernon L. Smith in 2002.EagleBank Arena, a 10,000-seat arena and concert venue operated by the university, is located on the Fairfax campus. The university recognizes 500 student groups as well as 41 fraternities and sororities.

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Location

City
Fairfax, Virginia

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Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 18.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 10.2%
Health Professions And Related Programs 9.5%
Social Sciences 9.5%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 7.5%
Engineering 6.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.3%
Psychology 6.1%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 5.7%
English Language And Literature/Letters 5.3%
Visual And Performing Arts 3.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.7%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 1.6%
Education 1.3%
History 1.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 1.2%
Physical Sciences 1.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.9%
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services 0.8%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.5%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 0.4%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.4%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.1%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.0%

Cost

In State Tuition
$12,564.00

Out of State Tuition
$36,024.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
42.90%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$21,048.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1222 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 660 605 550
Verbal 660 610 560

ACT Scores

27 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 25 22
English 31 27 23