George Mason University
George Mason University admitted 88% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1160–1360 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,697 a year. Within six years, 67% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 88%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1160–1360
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–30
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,910 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,697 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,594 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $14,316 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $39,312 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 67%
- Students who return for a second year
- 86%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $79,923 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 27,752
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 35%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Computer and information sciences
- 15%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 8%
- Social sciences
- 7%
- Health professions
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Hamline University MN · 88% admitted
- Salisbury University MD · 88% admitted
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA · 89% admitted
- University of Minnesota-Duluth MN · 89% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC · 89% admitted
- Bethel University MN · 88% admitted
More colleges in Virginia
- Liberty University VA · 99% admitted
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · 55% admitted
- James Madison University VA · 72% admitted
- Virginia Commonwealth University VA · 93% admitted
- University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · 17% admitted
- Old Dominion University VA · 90% admitted
- William & Mary VA · 34% admitted
- Radford University VA · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.