The mission statement of the Board of Visitors reads as follows:
George Mason University will be an institution of international academic reputation providing superior education for students to develop critical, analytical, and imaginative thinking and to make well-founded ethical decisions. It will respond to the call for interdisciplinary research and teaching, not simply by adding programs but by rethinking the traditional structure of the academy.
The university will prepare students to address the complex issues facing them in society and to discover meaning in their own lives. It will encourage diversity in its student body and will meet the needs of students by providing them with interdisciplinary and innovative undergraduate, graduate, and professional courses. The university will energetically seek ways to interact with and serve the needs of the student body.
The university will nurture and support a faculty that is diverse, innovative, excellent in teaching, active in pure and applied research, and responsive to the needs of students and the community. The faculty will embody the university's interactive approach to change both in the academy and in the world.
The university will be a resource of the Commonwealth of Virginia serving private and public sectors. It will be an intellectual and cultural nexus between Northern Virginia, the nation, and the world. (Adopted January 1991)
Admission Considerations:
Secondary school GPA (Required), Secondary school rank (Recommended), Secondary school record (Required), Completion of college-prepatory program (Recommended), Recommendations (Recommended), Admission test scores (Required), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (Required)
Test Scores (2006) :
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading
500
600
SAT Math
510
610
SAT Writing
490
590
ACT Composite
20
25
ACT English
19
25
ACT Math
20
25
Notes:
25th Percentile = 25% of students scored at or below
75th Percentile = 25% of students scored above
Tuition and Fees :
Undergraduate Academic Year Cost:
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,880
$6,408
$6,840
Tuition and fees (out-of-state)
$17,160
$18,552
$19,728
Books and supplies
$810
$810
$850
Room and board (on campus)
$6,370
$6,750
$7,020
Room and board (off campus)
$7,920
$7,920
$9,900
Financial Aid Information:
Financial Aid Office Phone: (703) 993-2353
Percentage of students receiving any financial aid: 50%
Average amount of types of financial aid received from:
Federal Grants: $3,668
State/Local Grants: $3,599
Institutional Grants: $7,102
Student Loans: $4,628
