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George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
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  • State-supported university, founded 1957
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degrees bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional, and postbachelor's certificates
  • Suburban 677-acre campus with easy access to Washington, DC
  • Endowment $38.0 million
  • Coed, 18,091 undergraduate students, 75% full-time, 54% women, 46% men
  • Moderately difficult entrance level, 69% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Tuition: state resident $4752 full-time, $198 per credit part-time; nonresident $16,896 full-time, $704 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load
  • Required fees: $1656 full-time, $69 per credit part-time
  • Room and board: $6750; room only: $3850. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
  • Payment plans: installment, deferred payment
  • Waivers: senior citizens and employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2004,: 6,833 applied for aid, 5,097 were judged to have need, 664 had their need fully met. 377 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $2387)
  • In 2004,: 630 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 70%
  • Average financial aid package: $7878
  • Average need-based loan: $3956
  • Average need-based gift aid: $4363
  • Average non-need-based aid: $4084
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $13,607
Freshmen
  • Admission 10,344 applied, 7,109 admitted, 2,529 enrolled, 3.36 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.36
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 80%, SAT math scores over 500 73%, ACT scores over 18 92%, SAT verbal scores over 600 31%, SAT math scores over 600 27%, ACT scores over 24 32%, SAT verbal scores over 700 4%, SAT math scores over 700 4%, ACT scores over 30 4%



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