George Mason University Trade Programs

George Mason University is a public institution situated in Fairfax, Virginia. GMU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is George Mason University?

Contact details for GMU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Phone:	703-993-1000
Website:	www2.gmu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/georgemason
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/georgemasonu

Can I Afford GMU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time GMU students paid $558 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,565 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,795	$33,960
Fees	$3,606	$3,606
Books and Supplies	$1,278	$1,278
On Campus Room and Board	$13,120	$13,120
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,504	$3,504

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GMU, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $7,606 a year. That adds up to $30,424 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GMU is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

George Mason University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,882 undergraduate students at GMU, with 21,142 being full-time and 5,740 being part-time.

There are also 11,746 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,142 full-time undergraduates at GMU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of George Mason University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,809
Black or African American	2,427
Hispanic or Latino	3,238
White	7,562
International Students	1,229
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,877

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at George Mason University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 126 countries are represented at GMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at George Mason University

There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 66 master’s degree programs available online at GMU. In 2020-2021, 30,238 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GMU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of GMU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at George Mason University was 254.6%. This is the #179 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at GMU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lucien Dalarun under License

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