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Acceptance Rate

87.5%

Total Profiles

3

SAT Range

1160–1360

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$13,815

Out-of-State Tuition

$39,397

Undergrad Enrollment

27,083

Applicants

22,579

Yield Rate

22.2%

Endowment / Student

$6,072

Student:Faculty

16:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$17,915/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $71,660 over four years.

What grads earn

$65,358/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,644 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 1% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.1 years of pay.

82% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

50%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of George Mason University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,942
$30–48k$12,093
$48–75k$15,224
$75–110k$19,430
Over $110k$25,894

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

73%

Completion · all

76%

Completion · Pell

75%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

73%

Median debt

$19,500

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
22,579
Admitted
20,05788.8%
Enrolled
4,45122% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling17
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Rape9
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation50% / 50%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball16Golf9Soccer31Swimming25Tennis9Track & Field145Volleyball23Wrestling26

Women's

Basketball14Lacrosse25Rowing46Soccer33Softball23Swimming31Tennis12Track & Field119Volleyball19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$282Mtotal R&D expenditure#115 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business/Commerce, General972 grads
Information Technology416 grads
Psychology, General348 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General346 grads
Criminal Justice/Police Science328 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General266 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse205 grads
Community Health and Preventive Medicine157 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other146 grads
Political Science and Government, Other143 grads

4yr Grad Rate

49%

6yr Grad Rate

70%

Retention Rate

86%

Median Earnings

$76,343