Fairfax, VA · Public
87.5%
Acceptance rate
1,247
SAT Average
$18,287
Avg net price
27,083
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 6,228Master’s 3,670Doctoral 497 |
| Bachelor’s 1,146Master’s 275Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 915Master’s 1,026Doctoral 27 |
| Bachelor’s 497Master’s 120Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 463Master’s 191Doctoral 34 |
| Bachelor’s 453Master’s 323Doctoral 20 |
| Bachelor’s 389Master’s 164Doctoral 17 |
| Bachelor’s 381Master’s None reportedDoctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 343Master’s 204Doctoral 24 |
| Bachelor’s 328Master’s 89Doctoral 19 |
| Bachelor’s 278Master’s 34Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 161Master’s 141Doctoral 38 |
| Bachelor’s 118Master’s 25Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 108Master’s 29Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 99Master’s 616Doctoral 54 |
| Bachelor’s 94Master’s 230Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 94Master’s 44Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 79Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 70Master’s 17Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 56Master’s 12Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 49Master’s 35Doctoral 24 |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s 30Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 29Master’s 5Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s 4Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 4Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 55Doctoral 166 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Atlantic 10 Conference
Projected sponsored sports22
Athletic participation
493 unique student-athletes · 18 varsity teams
Nonbinding early action
Regular decision
FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $10,392
- Required fees
- $3,828
- Food and housing
- $15,725
- Books and supplies
- $1,288
- Other expenses
- $3,667
- Total
- $34,900
- $29,1662019–2019–20
- $29,9782020–2120–21
- $30,6692021–2221–22
- $31,3032022–2322–23
- $33,7482023–2423–24
- $34,9002024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $18,287 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 55%
- Average share of need met
- 67.4%
- Average need-based grant
- $12,032
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from George Mason University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 3 Common Data Set filings (2023–24 to 2025–26).
George Mason University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 3 years of Common Data Set filings.
George Mason University runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. George Mason University admits in-state applicants at 87.6% and out-of-state applicants at 84.6%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
4,337 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Aug 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 35% in 2023–24, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
18% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
1% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
George Mason University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.7% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 17.9% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.66
High-school class rank
Among the 17.9% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
George Mason University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
George Mason University leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
George Mason University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,287 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,351 of 4,270 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, George Mason University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
George Mason University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
87.4% of George Mason University’s first-years return for a second year and 69.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03