George Mason University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,100 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,763
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 78%
From Region 6%
Athletes 493 (2.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 32%
Asian 23%
Hispanic 17%
Black 13%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution 47 32% 23% 4% 6% 6% 53% $62,058 15 -0.56 51 93%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 47 +1 32% 23% 4% 6% 6% 53% $62,058 24 -0.56 51 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Development 145 26% 37% 13% 10% 30% 0% $60,868 12 +0.84 48 94%
Recreation Management 6 — 33% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $63,131 65 +0.23 54 — — — — —
Sport Management 28 — 71% 39% 21% 14% 11% 0% $62,304 55 +0.11 52 93% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 12 — 8% 33% 0% 8% 58% 0% $58,692 82 +0.64 42 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 45 — 4% 24% 18% 18% 31% 0% $57,906 88 +0.84 40 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 35 — 11% 34% 11% 3% 43% 0% $61,131 94 +1.31 48 — — — — —
Physical Education 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,881 68 +0.51 50 98% — — — —
Special Education 12 — 42% 67% 8% 0% 17% 0% $68,323 95 +1.87 65 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computing 1,373 74% 28% 40% 9% 10% 6% $113,950 98 +0.32 98 97%
Biomedical Engineering 39 — 31% 36% 28% 13% 13% 10% $94,077 39 -0.40 91 94% — — — —
Civil Engineering 90 — 71% 36% 19% 9% 24% 3% $91,233 43 -0.16 90 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 65 — 78% 26% 34% 11% 11% 3% $104,665 24 -0.58 96 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 47 — 77% 38% 34% 4% 6% 4% $112,655 50 -0.21 98 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 85 — 81% 36% 22% 13% 16% 5% $94,695 28 -0.57 92 88% — — — —
Systems Engineering 17 — 71% 47% 18% 12% 6% 12% $113,018 57 -0.04 98 98% — — — —
Computer Science 423 +2 79% 27% 44% 5% 8% 9% $116,679 44 -0.24 98 97% — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 25 — 84% 52% 32% 0% 0% 8% $120,922 53 -0.12 99 90% — — — —
Cyber Security Engineering 115 +1 77% 30% 40% 6% 6% 10% $135,991 97 +2.24 99 100% — — — —
Information Technology 467 — 72% 22% 46% 12% 10% 4% $116,679 85 +0.90 98 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,774 40% 41% 14% 11% 21% 3% $65,291 28 +0.57 59 94% 6.0%
Economics 82 +1 71% 43% 17% 6% 12% 15% $96,322 60 -0.06 92 96% 4.5% — — —
Creative Writing 20 — 35% 45% 10% 20% 25% 0% $67,284 96 +1.81 63 95% — — — —
English 74 +2 22% 51% 14% 11% 12% 0% $53,958 61 +0.19 29 92% — — — —
Foreign Languages 29 +8 10% 31% 24% 3% 21% 3% $60,388 61 +0.21 46 91% — — — —
History 70 +1 71% 63% 10% 1% 17% 1% $50,045 23 -0.67 19 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 101 — 37% 38% 12% 17% 21% 3% $60,896 76 +0.34 48 94% — — — —
Liberal Arts 111 +2 23% 35% 7% 17% 29% 3% $60,896 76 +0.34 48 94% — — — —
Philosophy 12 — 75% 50% 33% 0% 8% 0% $58,311 46 -0.24 41 — — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,334 89 +1.05 44 — — — — —
Russian Studies 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,297 55 +0.01 44 — — — — —
University Studies 169 — 78% 30% 28% 14% 15% 1% $60,896 76 +0.34 48 94% — — — —
Anthropology 20 +2 25% 65% 5% 15% 15% 0% $53,677 43 -0.29 28 93% 7.9% — — —
Communication 118 +2 32% 47% 11% 12% 19% 3% $61,492 53 -0.04 49 — — — — —
Geography 18 +2 67% 72% 6% 0% 11% 0% $75,802 92 +1.57 77 91% 5.3% — — —
Political Science 175 +2 54% 46% 13% 10% 15% 6% $78,026 73 +0.43 79 96% — — — —
Psychology 389 +5 23% 37% 16% 12% 23% 3% $60,302 81 +0.79 46 93% 6.2% — — —
Sociology 29 — 38% 41% 7% 10% 31% 3% $64,264 88 +0.67 56 92% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 34 — 21% 62% 6% 15% 12% 3% $60,798 50 -0.03 47 100% — — — —
Criminology, Law and Society 316 +4 34% 38% 12% 11% 29% 1% $70,514 95 +1.46 69 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Public Health 583 17% 27% 21% 18% 22% 3% $75,262 58 +0.16 76 95% 3.1%
Clinical Laboratory Science 13 — 23% 15% 8% 23% 38% 8% $85,933 85 +0.73 86 — — — — —
Health Education and Promotion 170 — 14% 29% 19% 27% 14% 2% $67,589 64 +0.23 64 95% — — — —
Health Sciences 64 — 6% 20% 27% 12% 33% 2% $67,927 53 -0.04 64 91% 6.0% — — —
Kinesiology 74 — 47% 32% 22% 12% 22% 3% $62,304 53 +0.06 52 93% — — — —
Nursing 191 — 12% 29% 22% 16% 18% 4% $90,599 51 -0.16 89 98% 2.1% — — —
Health Informatics 15 — 20% 0% 60% 13% 7% 13% $115,482 98 +2.53 98 96% — — — —
Social Work 56 — 18% 25% 9% 9% 50% 2% $58,508 81 +0.62 41 93% — — — —
Assistive/Augmentative Technology — — — — — — — — $87,563 38 -0.10 87 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 626 41% 41% 23% 8% 12% 6% $69,372 41 -0.01 67 94% 5.6%
Computer Science & Mathematics 80 +1 64% 24% 30% 8% 8% 24% $74,801 5 -1.17 75 91% 5.6% — — —
Astronomy 6 — 67% 50% 0% 33% 0% 0% $83,696 54 +0.01 84 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 6 — 17% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $62,057 44 -0.27 51 — — — — —
Chemistry 15 +2 33% 33% 20% 0% 27% 0% $74,056 71 +0.24 74 92% — — — —
Geosciences 9 — 78% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,626 5 -1.30 21 91% — — — —
Mathematics 33 +1 70% 39% 18% 0% 15% 9% $71,194 35 -0.53 70 96% — — — —
Physics 13 — 85% 46% 23% 0% 0% 23% $91,074 76 +0.54 90 100% — — — —
Statistics 14 +1 71% 64% 7% 7% 14% 0% $96,507 39 -0.39 92 — — — — —
Biology 262 +2 32% 37% 27% 9% 13% 4% $65,801 47 -0.08 60 92% — — — —
Neuroscience 66 +1 33% 29% 38% 9% 14% 3% $76,858 86 +0.87 78 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 56 — 46% 70% 9% 7% 11% 0% $61,904 70 +0.41 50 95% — — — —
Forensic Science 66 +3 21% 52% 14% 14% 14% 2% $65,740 83 +0.81 60 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Visual and Performing Arts 357 46% 46% 16% 13% 15% 4% $53,088 2 +0.78 27 94% 10.0%
Art History 14 +1 14% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $59,003 83 +0.56 43 96% — — — —
Dance 16 — 19% 69% 0% 6% 12% 12% $34,902 8 -1.09 3 96% — — — —
Digital Animation 79 — 78% 53% 6% 15% 15% 6% $51,526 46 -0.28 23 89% 10.0% — — —
Film Production 50 — 62% 54% 6% 18% 18% 0% $55,149 84 +0.89 32 94% — — — —
Music Performance 45 +1 47% 60% 16% 9% 7% 2% $53,001 79 +0.67 27 98% — — — —
Theatre 18 — 33% 78% 6% 6% 6% 6% $28,954 2 -1.89 2 97% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 135 +1 30% 25% 29% 13% 19% 1% $58,029 98 +2.01 40 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Costello College of Business 1,146 51% 25% 28% 10% 20% 10% $83,734 82 +0.34 85 91% 4.5%
Accounting 7 — 14% 14% 57% 0% 14% 0% $93,430 68 +0.41 91 96% — — — —
Finance 3 — 100% 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% $97,339 54 -0.06 93 94% — — — —
General Business 1,093 +1 52% 25% 28% 10% 21% 10% $83,874 74 +0.33 85 — — — — —
Management 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $83,254 73 +0.29 84 93% 4.5% — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 7 +1 86% 0% 14% 14% 43% 0% $101,364 89 +1.24 95 95% — — — —
Marketing 6 — 33% 50% 0% 17% 0% 17% $81,001 63 +0.27 82 94% — — — —
Tourism and Travel Services Management 28 — 29% 39% 25% 4% 14% 7% $70,636 91 +0.91 69 87% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Schar School of Policy and Government 177 28% 28% 9% 7% 16% 31% $70,476 46 -0.08 69 90% 5.4%
International Affairs 135 +2 26% 29% 10% 6% 17% 32% $68,056 41 -0.24 64 89% 5.7% — — —
International Relations 4 — 75% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $68,056 41 -0.24 64 89% 5.7% — — —
Public Administration 38 +1 32% 24% 5% 13% 13% 32% $79,332 79 +0.52 81 97% 4.2% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,939
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $41,159
Est. In-State Cost $19,325
Est. Out-of-State Cost $53,243
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 20.5% 1,277 52% 26% 27% 10% 20% 10% $84,349 61 +0.34 85 94% 4.5%
Computer Science 17.8% 1,110 75% 25% 43% 8% 9% 8% $115,757 60 +0.43 98 97% 5.6%
Social Sciences 17.3% 1,075 31% 39% 12% 10% 21% 10% $65,217 73 +0.39 59 93% 6.0%
Humanities 9.5% 593 48% 40% 16% 12% 19% 2% $58,869 72 +0.24 42 93% —
Health Sciences 8.2% 512 17% 28% 21% 19% 19% 3% $75,917 45 +0.04 77 95% 3.1%
Professional 6.1% 382 32% 40% 13% 12% 26% 1% $69,689 54 +1.35 67 96% —
Arts 5.7% 357 46% 46% 16% 13% 15% 4% $53,089 57 +0.78 27 94% 10.0%
Engineering 5.5% 343 71% 35% 26% 10% 15% 5% $98,975 39 -0.37 94 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 328 32% 36% 29% 9% 13% 4% $68,026 51 +0.11 64 93% —
Education 1.6% 99 15% 37% 13% 9% 31% 0% $60,590 85 +1.11 47 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 96 64% 51% 14% 4% 11% 6% $76,307 44 -0.27 77 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 56 46% 70% 9% 7% 11% 0% $61,904 59 +0.41 50 95% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $70.8M #74 87% $0.4M 29 #107 185 9
Business & Economics $55.7M #6 1% $1.5M 25 #49 107 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $43.0M #50 38% $3.1M 94 #47 300 15
Computer Science $33.2M #24 71% $0.5M 27 #30 337 4
Physical Sciences & Math $30.2M #103 76% $0.3M 16 #143 242 36
Life & Natural Sciences $26.9M #114 37% $0.3M 28 #85 217 6
Health Sciences $13.5M #123 56% $0.3M 30 #66 35 4
Education $6.1M #80 59% $0.0M 38 #94 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.6M #137 49% $0.0M 10 #51 55 1
Total $281M #94 52% $6.4M 297 #77 1,478 75

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 145 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 40 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 31 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Wrestling 26 $911K $911K $0
Swimming & Diving 25 $336K $336K $0
Volleyball 23 $517K $517K $0
Basketball 16 $5.8M $5.8M $0
Golf 9 $348K $348K $0
Tennis 9 $293K $293K $0
Total 240 $11.9M $11.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 119 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Rowing 46 $541K $541K $0
Soccer 33 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $393K $393K $0
Lacrosse 25 $974K $974K $0
Softball 23 $831K $831K $0
Volleyball 19 $934K $934K $0
Basketball 14 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Tennis 12 $278K $278K $0
Total 253 $10.1M $10.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 264 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Soccer 64 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 56 $729K $729K $0
Rowing 46 $541K $541K $0
Volleyball 42 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 40 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 30 $9.2M $9.2M $0
Wrestling 26 $911K $911K $0
Lacrosse 25 $974K $974K $0
Softball 23 $831K $831K $0
Tennis 21 $571K $571K $0
Golf 9 $348K $348K $0
Total 493 $33.0M $32.5M $445K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 87%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 85% 85%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 1180 – 1360
SAT Math Range 570 – 680
SAT RW Range 590 – 690