unitid 232186 · Fairfax, VA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
George Mason University
- enrollment 2023
- 47,916
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
87%
60th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
27,752
93rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
30%
undergrads on Pell grants
45th pctl among public 4-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
86th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,604
84th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,915
after aid, aided students
83rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$76,343
after entry, Title IV students
95th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$19,500
49th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,942 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k25%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+26%
- Median family income
- $44,254
- First-generation students
- 30%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,220
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 761 | $111,615 | $23,250 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 645 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 383 | $56,653 | $21,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 362 | $70,311 | $20,761 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 319 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 299 | $151,577 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 292 | $59,124 | $24,500 |
| Biology, General. | 285 | $68,233 | $21,625 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 267 | $67,293 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 252 | $71,801 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 206 | $89,074 | $22,750 |
| Political Science and Government. | 180 | $74,736 | $22,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.