Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at GMU is almost evenly split between men and women, with 50.4% of undergraduate students being men and 49.6% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 26,882, with 13,335 women and 13,547 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at GMU is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.3% of undergraduate students being women and 40.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 11,746, with 6,971 women and 4,775 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 50.4% 13,547 students
- women 49.6% 13,335 students
Graduate Students
- men 40.7% 4,775 students
- women 59.3% 6,971 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 35.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 9,547 students.
Following closely behind are Asian students, constituting 22.5% of the student body, with 6,039 students. Hispanic students represent 16.4% of the population, with 4,397 students, while African American students account for 11.4%, with 3,067 students. Mixed race students account for 5.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,425 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 28 students.
International students make up 5.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,438 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.4% of the population, totaling 911 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within GMU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 35.6% 9,547 students
- Asian 22.5% 6,039 students
- Hispanic 16.4% 4,397 students
- African American 11.4% 3,067 students
- International students 5.4% 1,438 students
- Mixed race 5.3% 1,425 students
- Unknown race 3.4% 911 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 28 students
Graduate Students
- White 46.8% 5,482 students
- International students 14.0% 1,644 students
- Asian 10.8% 1,262 students
- African American 10.4% 1,218 students
- Hispanic 9.0% 1,055 students
- Unknown race 7.5% 884 students
- Mixed race 1.3% 158 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 13 students
Transfer Students
- White 33.6% 888 students
- Hispanic 21.0% 554 students
- Asian 20.2% 532 students
- African American 11.6% 306 students
- Mixed race 5.5% 144 students
- International students 4.6% 122 students
- Unknown race 3.4% 90 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 8,739 students
- 18-19 25% 6,629 students
- 22-24 23% 6,267 students
- 25-29 11% 2,917 students
- 30-34 4% 954 students
- 40-49 2% 427 students
- 35-39 2% 413 students
- 50-64 1% 184 students
- 25-29 30% 3,588 students
- 22-24 22% 2,590 students
- 30-34 17% 1,970 students
- 40-49 12% 1,397 students
- 35-39 10% 1,206 students
- 50-64 6% 764 students
- 20-21 1% 161 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at George Mason University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 3,158 | 83.37% | |
| Maryland | 115 | 3.04% | |
| District of Columbia | 70 | 1.85% | |
| Pennsylvania | 64 | 1.69% | |
| New York | 38 | 1.00% | |
| New Jersey | 37 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 31 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 31 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 28 | less than 1% | |
| California | 25 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 10 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 5 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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