George Mason University Comparison

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George Mason University

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • Mason Fairfax, VA
  • Setting
  • Mason Large Suburban
  • Total enrollment
  • Mason 39,766
  • Type
  • Mason Public 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • Mason #243
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Mason -
  • Status
  • Mason Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • Mason

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • Mason $14,220
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • Mason $38,688
  • Room & Board
  • Mason $15,725
  • Average Net Price
  • Mason $18,823
  • Average Grant Aid
  • Mason $12,852
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • Mason 71%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • Mason 25,234
  • Admitted
  • Mason 22,074
  • Acceptance Rate
  • Mason 87.5%
  • Enrolled
  • Mason 20.2%
  • Typical SAT score
  • Mason 1260
  • Typical ACT score
  • Mason 27
  • Average High School GPA
  • Mason 3.68
  • Typical High School Grades
  • Mason A-
  • Admissions Standards
  • Mason Difficult
  • Applicant Competition
  • Mason
  • ACT Range
  • Mason 25/30
  • SAT Range
  • Mason 1160/1360
  • Submit Test Scores
  • Mason Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • Mason Feb 1, 2027

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • Mason 16:1
  • Popular Majors
  • Mason
    • Business (23%)
    • Social Sciences (16%)
    • English and Literature (10%)
    • Psychology (8%)
    • Visual and Performing Arts (7%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • Mason 64%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • Mason $61,900
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • Mason 73%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • Mason $19,750
  • Median Loan Payment
  • Mason $204

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • Mason 49%
  • % Women
  • Mason 51%
  • Racial Diversity
  • Mason Very High
  • HBCU
  • Mason No
  • % White
  • Mason 43%
  • % Asian
  • Mason 19%
  • % Black
  • Mason 11%
  • % Hispanic
  • Mason 13%
  • % Native American
  • Mason 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • Mason 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • Mason 5%
  • % International
  • Mason 5%
  • % Unknown Race
  • Mason 5%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • Mason 77%
  • % Out-of-State
  • Mason 14%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • Mason Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • Mason No
  • Meal Plan
  • Mason Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • Mason No
  • Daycare Facility
  • Mason Yes