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George Mason University
Fairfax, United States · Suburban
Atlantic 10PublicStateResearchCoed
Acceptance
90.0%
QS World
#800
Tuition/yr
$38,000
Students
40,000
Founded
1949
About
Virginia's largest public university sits in the DC tech-and-government belt, feeding graduates into federal agencies, defense contractors, and Amazon's HQ2 corridor. Cybersecurity, policy, economics (two Nobel laureates), and conflict resolution are signature strengths.
- University type
- Public (state)
- Acceptance rate
- 90.0%
- Total enrolment
- 40,000
- Student : faculty
- 17:1
- Founded
- 1949
Courses & majors
Computer ScienceInformation TechnologyCybersecurity EngineeringGovernment & International PoliticsFinanceCriminologyPsychologyEconomicsData ScienceConflict Analysis & ResolutionNursingGame Design
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$38,000
Cost of attendance
$58,000
Application fee
$80
Rankings
#800
QS World
#425
Times Higher Ed
#105
National
Scholarships & financial aid
Some merit awards for internationals; the DC-area job market is the bigger financial draw.
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