Mason is not just an institution of higher education and excellence. Mason is an institution of higher purpose.
We Dare to Imagine a Better World
At Mason, we believe it will take all of us together to reimagine a better tomorrow. We are unapologetically focused on action, ready to take on the world’s full, messy truths so that we may learn and grow wiser from them.
We welcome diversity of origin, identity, circumstance, and ideology.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Mason's graduate programs in top 30
Student Profiles
This nontraditional student puts the focus on others through her photography
Mason School of Art student and staff member Sisc Johnson began taking classes in 2008 as a non-degree student. This week she is graduating with a BFA in photography.
Learn more about Sisc Johnson.
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Photo of the Week
Painting the wooden benches between Student Union Building I (SUB I) and Fenwick Library is a tradition at Mason. Each year, the available benches are allocated to Registered Student Organizations to honor and celebrate their contributions to Mason.
Our Future, Transformed
EP 2: Is Water the new oil?
In this new episode of the Our Future series, Mason President Gregory Washington speaks with Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Dean of the College of Science, about water, why there's too much in some places, too little in others, and what we can do, in a warming world, to avoid water catastrophes.
President Gregory Washington interviews Dean Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm for the Mason: Our Future Transformed series on the Fairfax Campus.
Events Around Campus
Mason Arts
All Black Errything Exhibition: Pop Culture and Nostalgia from Afrofuturist Perspectives through May 20th.
Mason Exhibitions Arlington View the complete Mason Arts calendar
2023 Spring Commencement
May 18, 2023.
Click here for everything you need to know about Graduation.
Mason Athletics (upcoming home events)
May 19 -- #4 seeded Mason Women's softball vs. #8 Duke, noon
More info.
May 18 – Baseball vs. Saint Joseph's University, 3 p.m.
May 19 – Baseball vs. Saint Joseph's University, 2 pm.
"Within Myself" Summer Virtual Workshops, Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Compassionate Conversations | May 25 | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and July 6 | 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
The Story of Me, The Story of Us | June 1 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. and July 11 | 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Cultivating Empathy | June 13 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. and July 27 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
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10 programs in the top 30 nationally highlight strong showing by Mason in U.S. News grad school rankings
Overall, Mason has 14 programs in the top 50 among public universities and 10 in the top 50 of all universities nationally. Read more.
U.S. News & World Report Ranks 5 of Mason's programs in the Top 20
Mason’s stature as the most innovative and diverse public university in the Commonwealth of Virginia positions it to provide evolving online learning opportunities. Read More
Mason's research shows its strength in National Science Foundation (NSF) report
George Mason University’s $214 million in research funding in fiscal year 2021 represented an increase of more than $100 million over five years and puts the university on track to meet its goal of $225 million by 2025. Read More.
Mason is ranked in the top of Healthiest College Towns
According to a new study, two DMV college towns have ranked first and second in the healthiest in America. Read More at WUSA9.