- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- George Mason University
Fairfax, VASuburb: largeZIP 22030Founded 1957
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1957
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gmu.edu
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George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university in Fairfax, Virginia, with 27,752 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $14,697 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention86%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans29%
$14,697net price / year
88%admission rate
1274average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$79,923median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,500median debt
#211 of 1,704 for earnings#480 of 1,739 for lowest net price#489 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,098 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,910tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,316
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,312
- Average net price
- $14,697national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,594
$30,001–48,000$9,467
$48,001–75,000$11,341
$75,001–110,000$16,147
$110,001+$23,862
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1274
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,977
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $79,923middle 50%: $52,983–$116,304
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$116,304
Median, George Mason University$79,923
Lower quarter$52,983
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 27,752
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 22.6
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 53%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,486 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,232
- Endowment, end of year
- $206,791,506
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White32%
Hispanic18%
Black13%
Asian23%
Two or more races5.7%
U.S. nonresident5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.1%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Computer & information sciences15%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.0%
Social sciences7.4%
Health professions7.3%
Psychology6.2%
Liberal arts & humanities6.1%
Engineering5.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $25,808 | 86% | $88,716 |
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| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | $18,056 | 94% | $96,468 |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | $12,913 | 43% | $60,482 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | $14,694 | 67% | $69,111 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | $15,630 | 66% | $59,631 |
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| University of North Texas Denton, TX | $15,358 | 63% | $59,434 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232186. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1411222.