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George Mason University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Public

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Less than one year certificate
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

Virginia

4400 UNIVERSITY DRFAIRFAX, VA 22030

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$18,841

91%

39049

27

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

1-Feb

Normal

3.69

1215

As Virginia’s largest public research university, George Mason University is here to provide you not only a path to your degree, but a college experience like no other.Our proximity to Washington, D.C. provides more than an opportunity for site-seeing. Our connections inside and outside the Beltway are strong, paving an avenue of success for our graduates. Mason offers over 200 degrees and numerous minors and certificate programs so you can customize your education to meet your career and personal goals. Mason’s prime location in Fairfax, Virginia, just 15 miles outside of Washington, D.C., gives you the best of both worlds. You’ll enjoy all the benefits of living near a vibrant and active city, not to mention the nation’s capital, while also feeling safe and right at home at one of the largest and most beautiful residential campuses in Virginia.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Mason is fifty-three percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Georgetown University14.40%
American University36.10%
George Washington University40.80%
University of Maryland-College Park44.20%
University of Maryland-Baltimore County61.00%