Financial Aid at GMU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

16,706 students (60% of total 27,666 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at George Mason University (GMU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,628.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 79% of total 4,276 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,852.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At George Mason University, 16,706 undergraduate students (60% of total 27,666 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,628.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - GMU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,70660% $194,253,161$11,628
Pell Grants8,33730% $46,619,948$5,592
Federal Student Loan8,49531% $55,237,994$6,502

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,396 beginning undergraduate students (79% of total 4,276 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at George Mason University. The average amount of aid received is $12,852.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - GMU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,39679% --
Grants or Scholarships3,04271%$39,097,035$12,852
Federal Grants1,24829%$7,911,047$6,339
Pell Grants1,24629%$7,579,717$6,083
Other Federal Grants65815%$331,330$504
State/Local Grants1,70640%$13,019,857$7,632
Institutional Grants1,92945%$18,166,131$9,417
Student Loan Aid1,58637%$13,282,346$8,375
Federal Student Loans1,53736%$7,792,671$5,070
Other Student Loans2756%$5,489,675$19,962

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at George Mason University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,7051,467$14,807,633$8,685
0-30,000401401$5,924,950$14,775
30,001-48,000248248$3,370,009$13,589
48,001-75,000273273$2,914,640$10,676
75,001-110,000257247$1,690,577$6,578
110,001 or more526298$907,457$1,725

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