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George Mason University

Fairfax, VA · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · GMU · Mason

Public institution in Fairfax, VA · 27,083 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $76,343 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,287925th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,815882nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,3971,584th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,972806th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$76,343183rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,536239th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.3%447th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.4%337th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
88.8%1,188th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1247285th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
27,08367th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.5%1,223rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 12 mi (IAD)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 65 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,460$69,338
Systems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,357$74,576
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$70,942$68,104
Computer Sciencebachelors$69,338$78,343
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,638$66,756
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$64,672$64,373
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,643$64,281
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$58,372$63,430
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,249$58,974
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,318$69,338
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$56,415$58,057
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$53,150$51,915

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,723,356 (M $3,539,493 · W $4,183,863)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to George Mason University’s 27,083 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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