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George Mason, founded in 1972, is a public university. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Nursing and Health Science; the Schools of Information Technology and Engineering and Management; the Institutes of the Arts and Public Policy; the New Century College; the Institutes for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Biosciences, Bioinformatics, and Biotechnology; and the Graduate School of Education. Its 677-acre main campus is located in Fairfax, 18 miles from Washington, DC.

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Public
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Coed
28,292
Undergraduates
14,429
Men - 51%
13,807
Women - 48.8%
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Entrance Difficulty
Not reported
Overall Admission Rate
87% of 25,233 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
Yes
Regular Admission Deadline
February 1
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
3.69
SAT Math
580-680 range of middle 50%
SAT EBRW
580-680 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite
25-30 range of middle 50%
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Cost of Attendance
In-state: $38,728
Out-of-state: $63,196
Tuition and Fees
In-state: $18,048
Out-of-state: $42,516
Room and Board
$15,725
Average Percent of Need Met
64%
Average Freshman Award
$20,474
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$29,366
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Academic Calendar System
Semester
General Education/Core Curriculum
Not reported
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
1,447
Regular Class Size (Students)
2-9
8%
10-19
25%
20-29
27%
30-39
15%
40-49
11%
50-99
11%
Over 100
2%
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Fairfax Population
23,429
Nearest Metropolitan Area
Washington, DC
Freshman Housing Guarantee
College offers housing to students
Students in College Housing
21% of all students
Athletic Conferences
NCAA Division I
Mascot
Patriots (Gunston)
Sororities
Not reported
Fraternities
Not reported
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Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.1%
Asian
24.7%
Black/African-American
13.5%
Hispanic/Latino
18.9%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
6%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
0.1%
White
33.5%
Unknown
3.3%
International Students
5.6% from 144 countries
First-Year Students Returning
86.0%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
46.4%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
Not reported
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
Not reported
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