George Mason University Teaching Programs

Located in Fairfax, Virginia, George Mason University is a public institution. Fairfax is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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

How Do I Get Into GMU?

You can apply to GMU online at: https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now

Admission Requirements for GMU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GMU?

Since GMU has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% of students accepted to GMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 680.

GMU received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford George Mason University?

The overall average net price of GMU is $43,210. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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 2022-2023, 27,857 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.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

George Mason University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	3	80	267	0	350
Curriculum & Instruction	0	28	290	0	318
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	22	101	0	123
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	6	35	0	41
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	28	12	0	40
General Education	0	0	0	32	32
Health Education	30	0	0	0	30
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	26	0	0	26
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	3	18	0	21
Early Childhood Education	7	13	0	0	20
Reading Teacher Education	0	19	0	0	19
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	11	2	1	0	14
Elementary Education	14	0	0	0	14
Art Education	0	0	11	0	11
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	6	0	0	6
Music Education	0	2	0	1	3
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	0	2	0	0	2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	0	2	0	0	2
Modern Language Education	0	2	0	0	2
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	1	0	0	1
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	1	0	0	1
Drama & Dance Education	0	1	0	0	1
Secondary Education	0	1	0	0	1
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	1	1
Administration of Special Education	0	0	0	0	0
International School Administration/Leadership	0	0	0	0	0
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	0	0	0
International Teaching and Learning	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	65	245	735	34	1,079

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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