George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 26,339
Graduate Enrollment: 11,746
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // full-time, selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 91.3%

Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)

First generation college students: 30.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 6.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,250
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1140 - 1350

2022 Median Admit ACT: 28
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 25 - 30

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 66.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 40.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 28.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 19.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 35.6%
Black: 11.5%
Hispanic: 16.5%
Asian: 22.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.3%
Non-resident alien: 5.1%
Unknown race: 3.3%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $25,643
In-State tuition: $13,119
Out-of-State tuition: $36,579

Estimated books and supplies: $1,314 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,630 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,606 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,268 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,606 (2022)

Average Family Income: $76,585 (2017)
Median Family Income: $44,254 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 29.3%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 38.9%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $207 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,342
$30k-48k $14,429
$48k-75k $17,359
$75k-110k $21,649
$110k+ $24,371

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 49%
6-year graduation rate: 70%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,751 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 75.9% (2015)
@3 year 80.0% (2017)
@5 year 86.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 63.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 66.4% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $51,415 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $64,695 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 29 $23,021 $238 $47,283 ($3,940)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 14 $70,272 ($5,856)
Doctoral Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 8 $62,545 ($5,212)
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 2
Master's Degree Area Studies. 12
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 5
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 13
Doctoral Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 6
Bachelor's Degree Graphic Communications. 45 $23,000 $244 $53,634 ($4,470)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 573 $23,250 $223 $76,339 ($6,362) $94,945 ($7,912)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 119 $299 $107,092 ($8,924) $133,421 ($11,118)
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 19
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General. 14
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 18
Graduate/Professional Certificate Information Science/Studies. 24
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 13 $97,310 ($8,109)
Master's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 152 $406 $111,404 ($9,284)
Master's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 30 $114,927 ($9,577) $113,913 ($9,493)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 4
Master's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 1
Doctoral Degree Education, General. 52 $689 $84,739 ($7,062) $91,916 ($7,660)
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 414 $279 $55,999 ($4,667) $61,734 ($5,145)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Curriculum and Instruction. 96 $255 $56,483 ($4,707) $61,112 ($5,093)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 136 $233 $74,605 ($6,217) $81,533 ($6,794)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 32
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 49 $72,511 ($6,043)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 25 $466 $45,786 ($3,816) $63,463 ($5,289)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 273 $270 $59,442 ($4,954) $65,504 ($5,459)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 116 $313 $60,572 ($5,048) $65,996 ($5,500)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 45 $443 $54,400 ($4,533) $57,608 ($4,801)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 4
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 1
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 77 $24,250 $230 $41,696 ($3,475) $49,777 ($4,148)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 28 $50,801 ($4,233)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 13
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 37 $58,294 ($4,858)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Engineering, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 42 $23,625 $250 $58,328 ($4,861)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 2
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 87 $23,812 $220 $72,348 ($6,029) $82,475 ($6,873)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 43 $233 $75,487 ($6,291) $87,989 ($7,332)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 50 $26,697 $270 $84,472 ($7,039) $99,351 ($8,279)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 56 $124,531 ($10,378) $131,443 ($10,954)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 88 $26,725 $265 $77,831 ($6,486) $91,169 ($7,597)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 26
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 55 $25,000 $256 $67,093 ($5,591)
Bachelor's Degree Systems Engineering. 41 $21,000 $217 $77,860 ($6,488) $106,147 ($8,846)
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 20 $105,129 ($8,761) $140,209 ($11,684)
Doctoral Degree Systems Engineering. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Systems Engineering. 1
Master's Degree Construction Engineering. 2
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Operations Research. 1
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 36 $21,850 $207 $41,496 ($3,458) $46,560 ($3,880)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 7
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 1
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 25 $24,300 $265 $42,582 ($3,549)
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 3
First Professional Degree Law. 173 $740 $80,019 ($6,668) $109,265 ($9,105)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 12
Master's Degree Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 73 $22,502 $199 $36,509 ($3,042) $48,616 ($4,051)
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 233 $23,250 $212 $40,444 ($3,370) $54,379 ($4,532)
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 4
Doctoral Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 1
Master's Degree Literature. 36
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 329 $24,500 $207 $40,058 ($3,338) $53,166 ($4,431)
Doctoral Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 8
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 310 $21,625 $203 $29,445 ($2,454) $53,237 ($4,436)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 28 $47,847 ($3,987)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biology, General. 91 $466
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 5
Master's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 15 $60,947 ($5,079)
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 4
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 61 $23,750 $209 $32,541 ($2,712) $54,487 ($4,541)
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 11
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 53 $24,000 $262 $47,582 ($3,965) $69,186 ($5,766)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 9
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Applied Mathematics. 1
Master's Degree Statistics. 18
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 2
Doctoral Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 7
Bachelor's Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 60 $25,000 $265 $41,089 ($3,424) $55,535 ($4,628)
Master's Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 72 $500 $52,127 ($4,344)
Doctoral Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 6
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science. 10 $27,000 $249
Master's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science. 4
Doctoral Degree Mathematics and Computer Science. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mathematics and Computer Science. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Gerontology. 1
Doctoral Degree Science, Technology and Society. 5
Master's Degree International/Global Studies. 22
Master's Degree Dispute Resolution. 7 $89,804 ($7,484)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computational Science. 1
Bachelor's Degree Sustainability Studies. 29 $25,000 $262 $40,904 ($3,409)
Master's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 30 $61,723 ($5,144) $69,564 ($5,797)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 4
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 67 $25,033 $230 $33,417 ($2,785) $34,900 ($2,908)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 22
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 2
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 7
Master's Degree Philosophy. 3
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 1
Doctoral Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 31 $24,250 $217 $37,717 ($3,143) $46,864 ($3,905)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 10
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 8 $34,775 ($2,898)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 5
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 19 $61,877 ($5,156)
Master's Degree Physics. 12
Doctoral Degree Physics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Physical Sciences, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 356 $21,000 $187 $33,961 ($2,830) $48,517 ($4,043)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 56 $529 $69,672 ($5,806) $79,290 ($6,608)
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 21 $93,446 ($7,787) $109,313 ($9,109)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 28 $52,985 ($4,415)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 27 $331 $56,605 ($4,717)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 38 $25,000 $246 $26,245 ($2,187) $38,051 ($3,171)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 396 $20,761 $188 $42,519 ($3,543) $61,608 ($5,134)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 72
Doctoral Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Criminal Justice and Corrections. 12
Bachelor's Degree Homeland Security. 41 $21,741 $228 $78,271 ($6,523)
Master's Degree Homeland Security. 25 $134,562 ($11,214) $126,169 ($10,514)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Homeland Security. 8
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 30 $20,106 $199 $51,923 ($4,327) $69,760 ($5,813)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 81 $466 $69,740 ($5,812) $85,070 ($7,089)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Administration. 4
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 78 $432 $69,924 ($5,827) $94,800 ($7,900)
Doctoral Degree Public Policy Analysis. 11
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 63 $24,188 $204 $34,838 ($2,903) $50,549 ($4,212)
Master's Degree Social Work. 84 $466 $57,142 ($4,762) $61,831 ($5,153)
Master's Degree Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. 8 $82,379 ($6,865)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 23 $23,937 $243 $35,770 ($2,981)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 8
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 11
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 136 $21,500 $201 $54,624 ($4,552) $80,423 ($6,702)
Master's Degree Economics. 32 $72,491 ($6,041) $84,684 ($7,057)
Doctoral Degree Economics. 15 $79,162 ($6,597)
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 22 $22,000 $217 $42,515 ($3,543) $55,864 ($4,655)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 21 $89,087 ($7,424)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 12
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 21 $88,569 ($7,381) $99,122 ($8,260)
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 187 $23,000 $213 $42,376 ($3,531) $55,266 ($4,606)
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 84 $390 $66,383 ($5,532) $89,833 ($7,486)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Relations and National Security Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 161 $22,000 $217 $45,264 ($3,772) $60,165 ($5,014)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 11 $82,061 ($6,838)
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 5
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 31 $20,514 $177 $35,152 ($2,929) $47,477 ($3,956)
Master's Degree Sociology. 7
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 76 $25,620 $224 $28,660 ($2,388) $47,021 ($3,918)
Master's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 21 $25,975 $286 $18,830 ($1,569)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 5
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 30 $27,000 $286 $22,762 ($1,897) $36,403 ($3,034)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 5 $55,647 ($4,637)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Fine and Studio Arts. 6
Bachelor's Degree Music. 54 $24,048 $232 $24,740 ($2,062) $46,916 ($3,910)
Master's Degree Music. 19 $32,577 ($2,715) $39,338 ($3,278)
Doctoral Degree Music. 5
Master's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 67 $486 $50,152 ($4,179) $50,973 ($4,248)
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 20 $28,092 $297 $40,076 ($3,340)
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 14
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 11
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 196 $22,000 $217 $33,327 ($2,777) $53,066 ($4,422)
Master's Degree Public Health. 51 $466 $62,322 ($5,194) $76,370 ($6,364)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 6
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 11
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 24 $79,122 ($6,594) $109,221 ($9,102)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medical Illustration and Informatics. 6
Master's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 16 $70,017 ($5,835)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 5
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 181 $22,750 $138 $68,462 ($5,705) $78,115 ($6,510)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 28 $466 $96,289 ($8,024) $107,015 ($8,918)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 24 $648 $133,406 ($11,117) $117,727 ($9,811)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 3
Bachelor's Degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 128 $25,000 $228 $41,580 ($3,465) $59,630 ($4,969)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 2
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 55
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 223 $23,471 $206 $51,198 ($4,267) $65,793 ($5,483)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 142 $434 $100,099 ($8,342) $134,789 ($11,232)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 4
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 251 $21,500 $212 $61,687 ($5,141) $80,027 ($6,669)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 64 $71,889 ($5,991) $83,562 ($6,964)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Accounting and Related Services. 63 $80,795 ($6,733)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 188 $21,500 $212 $58,057 ($4,838) $83,906 ($6,992)
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 47 $24,722 $217 $42,092 ($3,508) $49,065 ($4,089)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 19 $78,598 ($6,550) $110,919 ($9,243)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 273 $18,500 $183 $65,679 ($5,473) $83,986 ($6,999)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 6 $387
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 118 $21,233 $195 $46,497 ($3,875) $65,117 ($5,426)
Master's Degree Real Estate. 25 $102,541 ($8,545)
Bachelor's Degree History. 79 $24,625 $199 $23,275 ($1,940) $50,874 ($4,240)
Master's Degree History. 34 $44,405 ($3,700) $54,017 ($4,501)
Doctoral Degree History. 9
Graduate/Professional Certificate History. 5


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $109,089
Full time faculty: 52%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 16.0

School's endowment start of year: $138,038,291 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $172,997,815 (2022)