George Mason University Nursing Programs

George Mason University is a public institution situated in Fairfax, Virginia. GMU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards GMU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#44	Best Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#58	Best Registered Nursing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#64	Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#133	Best Colleges	College Factual
#167	Best Registered Nursing Schools	College Factual
#195	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual

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:	https://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	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into GMU?

GMU has the high acceptance rate of 89%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 68% 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 560 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

GMU received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GMU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,950 a year. That adds up to $31,800 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GMU is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

George Mason University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 27,104 undergraduate students at GMU, with 21,603 being full-time and 5,501 being part-time.

There are also 11,437 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,603 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	4,734
Black or African American	2,490
Hispanic or Latino	3,288
White	7,970
International Students	1,245
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,876

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

In 2019-2020, 36,902 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.

Online Affordability Rankings of GMU Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at George Mason University was $13,014 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $37,410. The following table shows how GMU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Registered Nursing	#37	#67

Online Growth Rankings of GMU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at George Mason University was 254.6%. This is the #127 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at GMU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at GMU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at GMU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Registered Nursing	#14
Nursing	#41

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

George Mason University Nursing Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	180	0	42	0	222
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	33	33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	8	0	0	8
Nursing Science	0	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	180	8	42	36	266

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.