George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
- Public
- Suburb
- 27,752 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 87%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,697per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 67%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $79,92310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through the ADVANCE program, community college students who complete their associate's degree and program milestones receive guaranteed admission to Mason.
The ADVANCE program provides a structured pathway helping students transfer from partner community colleges to George Mason University.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 87%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1160–1360Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From George Mason University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
46% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.66. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 86%22,495 admitted of 26,014 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 48%415 admitted of 873 who stayed on the wait list (1,289 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1180–136018% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 25–311% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 23%55% were in the top quarter. Based on the 18% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- A talent or ability
Considered
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- Character and personal qualities
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Class rank
- Interview
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: George Mason University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,697full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $26,910sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $14,316Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $39,312Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 67%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $79,92310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 27,752Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA — admits 90%
- San Jose State University San Jose, CA — admits 85%
- Washington State University Pullman, WA — admits 87%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC — admits 80%
- Montclair State University Montclair, NJ — admits 88%
- Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA — admits 88%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for George Mason University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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