Mason Comparisons

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Fairfax, VA
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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

Compare with Virginia Public Colleges for George Mason University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$1,728 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$7,583 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$30 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$11,694 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$1,470 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$2,725 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$2,608 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$6,826 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$420 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Longwood University Farmville, VA	$1,524 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges for George Mason University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$51,010 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$53,825 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Roanoke College Salem, VA	$23,848 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$1,870 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA	$23,280 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hollins University Roanoke, VA	$29,340 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA	$11,940 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$14,205 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for George Mason University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$6,424 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$5,226 lower in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$976 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$2,411 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$5,421 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$6,641 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$2,590 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$3,289 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$3,653 lower in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$7,706 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$3,354 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$6,981 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$3,709 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$3,284 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$6,838 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$6,824 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$6,943 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$14,220 lower in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$62 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$2,906 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$6,682 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$2,354 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$5,412 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$964 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$5,754 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$6,880 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$6,756 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$6,559 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$14,220 lower in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$5,267 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$5,468 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$3,136 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$2,557 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$5,221 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$4,743 lower in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$6,768 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$5,389 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$5,648 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$1,752 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$1,484 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$4,228 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$5,389 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$3,544 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$1,752 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$14,220 lower in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$1,078 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$5,631 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$4,917 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$988 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for George Mason University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$48,576 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$53,556 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$53,797 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$21,590 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$51,308 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$50,695 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$53,490 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Elon University Elon, NC	$32,738 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$48,192 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$41,260 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$53,592 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$50,190 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$56,086 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$50,760 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$52,860 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$55,668 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$44,551 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$56,810 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$53,422 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$38,800 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$51,178 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$51,274 higher in-state tuition	80% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$49,861 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$39,070 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$43,440 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$38,950 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$52,388 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$53,146 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$32,332 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$39,763 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$33,530 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$45,054 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$56,122 higher in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$33,040 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$53,070 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$34,890 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$39,180 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$56,468 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$34,766 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$44,130 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$48,585 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$47,625 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$44,474 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$39,320 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$31,626 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Catawba College Salisbury, NC	$20,080 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$52,780 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$54,740 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$57,300 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for George Mason University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$2,238 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$7,852 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$1,330 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$408 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Houston Houston, TX	$4,503 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Carolina Columbia Columbia, SC	$1,532 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$1,917 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$3,433 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$118 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$4,600 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$244 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$4,018 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA	$2,266 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=232186.

Last updated: August 2026