SCHOOLS / GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

George Mason University

FAIRFAX, VA
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§ CDS archive
2024-25
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,170
Median1,260
75th1,350
§ 19% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th25
Median28
75th30
§ 2% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 87%SAT SUBMIT 19%ACT SUBMIT 2%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants25,234reported count
Admits22,07487%
Class seats4,46420% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants25,23422,07487%4,464School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 20%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

68% joined after being offered a spot. 26% of students who joined were admitted. 5% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot1,248
Accepted a wait-list spot843
Admitted from wait list219
Joined after being offered68%
Admitted after joining26%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients980Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$8,892H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $12,652.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio16EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
22074ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate87%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
25234ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
4270ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
4464ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate20%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile25ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile28ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile30ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate2%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile580ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile640ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile680ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile580ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile630ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile680ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate19%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded5953DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded297DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded3550DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$3,828COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$10,392COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$3,828COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$34,860COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$34,900DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$59,368DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment22589DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment11432DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment5745DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment39766DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment28334DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate79%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,339SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$8,375SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,083SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate29%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate37%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate29%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityFairfaxHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameGeorge Mason UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleSuburb: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateVirginiaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years46%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years63%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years68%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate86%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time68%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate68%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate17%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT