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George Mason University
George Mason publishes 87% (Fall 2024). In-state applicants got in at 88%; out-of-state at 87%.
Acceptance rate
88%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1160–1360
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
25–30
Avg. HS GPA
3.66
Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Acceptance rate
What George Mason's 87% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits George Mason reports itself.
Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test scores at George Mason
- SAT middle 50%
- 1160–1360sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–30
- Average HS GPA
- 3.66Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 27,752
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $38,688
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.gmu.edu
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Sources
- George Mason GPA (Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
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