George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,915per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $14,220published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $38,688published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,274of admitted students
- Average ACT
- 28of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $76,34310 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- Suburb: Large
- Residential character
- Primarily commuter — most students live off campus
Most common fields of study
- Business & marketing18%
- Computer & information sciences15%
- Homeland security & law enforcement8%
- Social sciences7%
- Health professions7%
- Psychology6%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
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Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s
College Scorecard
and the Equity in Athletics survey.
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