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General Information About George Mason University The University's Mission George Mason University is innovative and entrepreneurial in spirit and utilizes its multi-campus organization and location near our nation�s capital to attract outstanding faculty, staff and students. George Mason will: * Educate the new generation of leaders for the 21st century—men and women capable of shaping a global community with vision, justice, and clarity. * Encourage freedom of thought, speech, and inquiry in a tolerant, respectful academic setting that values diversity. * Provide innovative and interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate, and professional courses of study that enable students to exercise analytical and imaginative thinking and make well-founded ethical decisions. * Nurture and support a highly qualified and entrepreneurial faculty that is excellent at teaching, active in pure and applied research, capable of providing a broad range of intellectual and cultural insights, and is responsive to the needs of students and their communities. * Maintain an international reputation for superior education and public service that affirms its role as the intellectual and cultural nexus among Northern Virginia, the nation, and the world. As amended by the Board of Visitors on February 4, 2009 Approved by the State Council of Higher Education on May 12, 2009
Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics.Institution Type - 4-year, Public
Special Learning Opportunities - ROTC (Army, Air Force)
- Teacher certification
- Distance learning opportunities
- Study abroad
Student Services - Academic/career counseling service
- Employment services for students
- Placement services for completers
- On-campus day care for students' children
Credit Accepted - Dual credit
- Advanced placement (AP) credits
Religious Affiliation - Not applicable
Federal Aid - Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
Degrees/Certificates offered - Bachelor's degree
- Postbaccalaureate certificate
- Master's degree
- Post-master's certificate
Campus Setting - Suburb: Large
Disability Services Student - 3% or Less
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Admission Total Applicants 13,732 Percent Admitted 63% Men Admitted 61% Women Admitted 65% Full Time Retention Rate 85% -
Submitted ACT & SAT Scores
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25th Percentile Score 75th Percentile Score Critical Reading 500 600 Math 520 610 -
25th Percentile Score 75th Percentile Score Composite 23 27 English 21 28 Math 22 26
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Tuition & Fees 09-10 Tuition & Fees $8,024 Room & Board Charge $7,700 Books & Supplies Cost $900 Dorm Capacity 5,400 -
Total Financial Aid Amounts Issued Pell Grants $9,882,307 Other Federal Grants $780,739 Scholarships & Fellowships $43,552,712 Discount Applied to Tuition/Fee $22,435,148 Average Grant Dollars Issued $5,831,965 Avg. Scholarship and Fellowships $21,776,356 -
Student Demographics Total Enrolled 38,257 Native American 105 Asian 4,367 African American 2,637 Hispanic 1,963 Enrolled FullTime Undergraduates 15,680 Enrolled FullTime Graduates 3,130
