2010-2011
Facts and Figures

 

Degree Programs Offered
Undergraduate	75
Graduate (Master's - 87; Doctoral - 36)	123
Professional (Law)	1
Total	199
Students (Fall 2010 Enrollment)
Undergraduate Degree Seeking	19,623
Graduate Degree Seeking Master's	7,945
Graduate Degree Seeking Doctoral	2,120
Professional (Law)	731
Nondegree Seeking Undergraduate	534
Nondegree Seeking Graduate	1,609
Total Enrollment	32,562
Full-Time Enrollment	18,819
Part-Time Enrollment	13,743
In-State Students-(82%)	26,767
Out-of-State Students-(18%)	5,795
Enrollment by Ethnicity
Asian	4,091
Black/African American	2,475
Hispanic/Latino	2,417
Native American/Alaska Native	61
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	75
Nonresident International	1,727
White	15,517
Not Reported	6,199
Two or More	987
Freshman Class
First-Time Freshmen	2,603
Tuition and Fees Fall 2010-11
In-state undergraduate	$8,684/year
Out-of-state undergraduate	$25,448/year
In-state graduate	$10,556/year
Out-of-state graduate	$25,316/year
In-state law school	$22,222/year
Out-of-state law school	$36,278/year
Room and Board
Room (average per year)	$4,720/year
Board (19 meals per week)	$3,500/year
Residential Population
Students Living on Campus	5,389
Financial Aid Profile
Student Aid Grand Total	$228.6 million
Students Receiving Aid (52.6%)	$17,143
Average Grant	$6,570
Average Loan	$12,301
Average Work Study	$2,110
Total Operating Budget
FY10	$892.7 million
Research Expenditures
FY10	$100.3 million
Buildings
Academic/Administrative	72
Student Unions/Sports and Recreations	10
Student Housing	48
Parking Structures	3
Auxiliary	13
Total	146
Buildings Under Construction
Housing VIIIA
Thompson Hall [renovatiion]
Science & Tech II [renovation & addition]
Student Union I
University Hall
Facilities Open to the Public
Aquatic and Fitness Center Aquatic and Fitness Center The 66,000-square-foot two-pool complex includes a 3,500-square-foot fitness gallery, four classrooms, whirlpool and co-ed sauna with men's and women's shower/locker rooms, and family changing area. Expansion of the Aquatics Center is currently underway to add 26,492 square feet. The project includes a new fitness room and additional locker rooms. Concert Hall Center for the Arts The Center for the Arts complex includes the 2,000-seat Concert Hall, two experimental theaters, three dance studios, and music and fine arts studios. Five hundred Concert Hall tickets are available free to students for each performance. Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center The 110,000 square foot complex is located on the Prince William campus as a result of a partnership between George Mason University, Prince William County and the City of Manassas. The center includes a 50-meter 10-lane competition pool, 7,000 square foot leisure pool with a two-story figure-eight waterslide, current channels and whirlpool, weight training room, fitness assessment labs, cardiovascular fitness areas, 2 basketball courts, elevated running/walking track, 3 racquetball courts and daycare facilities for infants and toddlers. George W. Johnson Center The Johnson Center has eight acres of floor space and houses an over 145,000-volume book collection, media center, computer labs, bank, bookstore, convenience store, and food services. Specially outfitted spaces provide opportunities for film, dance, meetings, and private study. The center fosters university-wide learning by integrating students' curricular and extracurricular activities and by strengthening relationships between the university's communities. Patriot Center Patriot Center is a 10,000-seat sports and entertainment arena designed for basketball, concerts, and other sports and entertainment events. The center's arena hosts over 120 events annually and in 2007 attracted more than 480,000 guests from the affluent Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The center's arena hosts over 120 events annually and in 2005 attracted over 522,000 guests from the affluent Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel The Mason Inn, which opened in the summer of 2010, is a 179,000 square-foot conference center and hotel on Mason's Fairfax Campus. It offers 148 guestrooms, as well as a full-service restaurant, bar and lounge. The conference center features 20,000 square feet of space and 12 meeting rooms. The Mason Inn was awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. The inn is the first LEED Gold certified hotel in the state of Virginia. Hylton Performing Arts Center The Hylton Performing Arts Center opened on Mason's Prince William Campus in the spring of 2010. The 86,000-square-foot center provides a state-of-the-art setting for major touring artists and local performers, and features a reception space, an art gallery and two theaters. The center is named for the Cecil D. and Irene V. Hylton Foundation of Dale City. Recreation and Athletic Complex The "RAC" features three gymnasiums, two racquetball courts, two squash courts and a two-story fitness gallery spanning more than 15,000 square feet. It also boasts six basketball courts, seven tennis courts, seven volleyball courts, a batting cage, golf and archery nets, fencing lanes, locker rooms and saunas. It also features a 400-meter outdoor track, soccer field, baseball diamond and general athletic fields.
Athletic Programs
About 449 student-athletes compete in 22 men's and women's Division I sports-baseball, basketball, cross country, diving, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. Intercollegiate men's and women's teams are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA), and the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A). Web site: gmusports.ocsn.com.

Updated: March 2, 2011
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