- 4 Year
- FAIRFAX, VA
George Mason University
- grade B+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- FAIRFAX, VA
- Rating 3.67 out of 5 4,704 reviews
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- Academicsgrade B
- Valuegrade A
- Diversitygrade A+
- Campusgrade B minus
- Athleticsgrade B+
- Party Scenegrade B
- Professorsgrade B
- Locationgrade A minus
- Dormsgrade B minus
- Campus Foodgrade B+
- Student Lifegrade B+
- Safetygrade B+
About
As Virginia’s largest public research university, George Mason University is here to provide you not only a path to your degree, but a college experience like no other.
Our proximity to Washington, D.C. provides more than an opportunity for site-seeing. Our connections inside and outside the Beltway are strong, paving an avenue of success for our graduates. Mason offers over 200 degrees and numerous minors and certificate programs so you can customize your education to meet your career and personal goals.
Mason’s prime location in Fairfax, Virginia, just 15 miles outside of Washington, D.C., gives you the best of both worlds. You’ll enjoy all the benefits of living near a vibrant and active city, not to mention the nation's capital, while also feeling safe and right at home at one of the largest and most beautiful residential campuses in Virginia.
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- Police and Criminal Science384 Graduates
- Liberal Arts and Humanities377 Graduates
- Information Technology353 Graduates
- Management Sciences and Information Systems344 Graduates
- Psychology340 Graduates
- Information Science285 Graduates
- Biology266 Graduates
- Business243 Graduates
- Accounting238 Graduates
- Finance192 Graduates
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What Makes the Honors College Community Stand Apart? Curious. Exploring. Questioning. The Honors College is a place where students are highly motivated, perpetually learning, and inquisitive. Here, we ask questions that allow us to engage with our world in meaningful ways.
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George Mason University Reviews
The housing department is a mess, but living in a dorm is more economical than trying to pay rent in this area. There are a few off campus frats-listen when I say it is not worth it.
George Mason has a zero tolerance policy and they mean it. Do not let yourself get caught doing stupid stuff, it WILL wreck you.
The overall atmosphere on campus is great. I love going back in the fall: beautiful colored leaves everywhere, cultural celebrations and festivals right outside in the main courtyard, the food options are decent and the close locations of relative buildings to each other saves me travel time when rushing in between classes. I love that I have attended GMU the last few years, and will be returning in the spring for my master's