Public, 4-year or above
Large | Suburb
16:1
Not applicable
George Mason University
4400 University Dr, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
See on Map(703) 993-1000
George Mason University will be an institution of international academic reputation providing superior education for students to develop critical, analytical and imaginative thinking and to make well-founded ethical decisions. It will respond to the call for interdisciplinary research and teaching, not simply by adding programs but by rethinking the traditional structure of the academy. The university will prepare students to address the complex issues facing them in society and to discover meaning in their own lives. It will encourage diversity in its student body and will meet the needs of students by providing them with interdisciplinary and innovative undergraduate, graduate and professional courses. The university will energetically seek ways to interact with and serve the needs of the student body. The university will nurture and support a faculty that is diverse, innovative, excellent in teaching, active in pure and applied research and responsive to the needs of students and the community. The faculty will embody the university's interactive approach to change both in the academy and in the world. The university will be a resource of the Commonwealth of Virginia serving private and public sectors. It will be an intellectual and cultural nexus between Northern Virginia, the nation and the world.
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$13,401Out of state
$37,566In state
$17,035Out of state
$38,986Type of aid | % of students receiving aid | Average amount |
---|---|---|
Federal grants | 44.0% | $5,630 |
State/local grants | 39.0% | $3,974 |
Institutional grants | 58.0% | $6,698 |
Loans | 41.0% | $8,079 |
$13,120 per year
$1,278 per year
$3,504 per year
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High school transcript
RequiredHigh school GPA
RequiredRecommendation letter
Not applicableAdmissions test
(SAT or ACT)
TOEFL
(international students)
Completion of college
prep program
Demonstration of
competencies
46,892
32,246
14,646