OVERVIEW
George Mason University is Virginia’s largest public research university. Located near Washington, DC, George Mason enrolls more than 33,000 students from 126 countries and all 50 US states.
George Mason University has three campuses in Northern Virginia, with the main campus in the heart of Fairfax, Virginia. Located only 45 minutes from the US capital city by public transportation, Fairfax combines the charm of a small town with the opportunities of a thriving urban area.
At Mason, you can meet the world on one campus. Students from all 50 US states and 126 different countries call Mason home, giving the university one of the most closeknit, multicultural student populations in the US.
25+ Corporate partners, including IBM, Volkswagen, Boeing and Freddie Mac
#3 Fairfax ranked on list of Top 25 Places to Live Well (Forbes 2009)
2 Major airports within 30 minutes of the Fairfax campus
Safe, suburban campus with easy access to shopping, hiking and historic sites
45 Minutes from Washington, DC, by public transportation
Easy access to the cultural, business and research opportunities of Washington, DC
93% of students satisfied with INTO Mason student support (Satisfaction Survey 2015)
#62 Best Undergraduate Business Program (U.S. News & World Report 2015)
#109 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program (U.S. News & World Report 2015)
17 Graduate programs ranked in the Top 100 (U.S. News & World Report 2015)
Year Founded: 1972
Enrollment: 33,723
International Students: 2,100+
Countries Represented: 126
Bachelor’s Degrees: 81
Master’s, PhD Degrees: 127
Campus Size: 665 acres
Research Funding: $101.6 million
Student-to-professor Ratio: 16:1
Schools & Colleges of George Mason University
Schools & Colleges
College of Education and Human Development
College of Health and Human Services
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Science
College of Visual and Performing Arts
School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
School of Business
School of Law
School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs
Volgenau School of Engineering