Enrollment Trends at GMU

The student population at George Mason University is 39,766 (28,334 undergraduate and 11,432 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,837 (17.20%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at GMU is 71.25% which is increased by 5,268 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 569 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 95 male students for every 100 female students, up from 88 in 2015.
7,435 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 499.60% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 37,551 where 39,766 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 33,929 to 39,766 students, a gain of 5,837 (17.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at George Mason University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	33,929	23,066	11,246	11,820	10,863	4,641	6,222
2016-17	34,909 980	23,817 751	11,711 465	12,106 286	11,092 229	4,566 -75	6,526 304
2017-18	35,984 1,075	25,010 1,193	12,440 729	12,570 464	10,974 -118	4,431 -135	6,543 17
2018-19	37,316 1,332	26,192 1,182	13,190 750	13,002 432	11,124 150	4,473 42	6,651 108
2019-20	37,863 547	26,662 470	13,489 299	13,173 171	11,201 77	4,512 39	6,689 38
2020-21	38,541 678	27,104 442	13,698 209	13,406 233	11,437 236	4,641 129	6,796 107
2021-22	38,628 87	26,882 -222	13,547 -151	13,335 -71	11,746 309	4,775 134	6,971 175
2022-23	39,049 421	27,014 132	13,798 251	13,216 -119	12,035 289	5,028 253	7,007 36
2023-24	39,527 478	27,666 652	14,111 313	13,555 339	11,861 -174	5,131 103	6,730 -277
2024-25	39,766 239	28,334 668	14,505 394	13,829 274	11,432 -429	4,876 -255	6,556 -174
Average	37,551	26,175	13,174	13,001	11,377	4,707	6,669

George Mason University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 26,175 where 28,334 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at George Mason University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,066	18,430	8,883	9,547	4,636	2,363	2,273
2016-17	23,817	19,266	9,353	9,913	4,551	2,358	2,193
2017-18	25,010	20,221	9,891	10,330	4,789	2,549	2,240
2018-19	26,192	21,213	10,571	10,642	4,979	2,619	2,360
2019-20	26,662	21,672	10,849	10,823	4,990	2,640	2,350
2020-21	27,104	21,603	10,756	10,847	5,501	2,942	2,559
2021-22	26,882	21,142	10,508	10,634	5,740	3,039	2,701
2022-23	27,014	21,512	10,868	10,644	5,502	2,930	2,572
2023-24	27,666	22,115	11,182	10,933	5,551	2,929	2,622
2024-25	28,334	22,589	11,525	11,064	5,745	2,980	2,765
Average	26,175	26,175	10,439	10,538	26,175	2,735	2,464

George Mason University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 11,377 where 11,432 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at George Mason University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,863	4,162	1,951	2,211	6,701	2,690	4,011
2016-17	11,092	4,409	2,024	2,385	6,683	2,542	4,141
2017-18	10,974	4,427	1,958	2,469	6,547	2,473	4,074
2018-19	11,124	4,497	1,911	2,586	6,627	2,562	4,065
2019-20	11,201	4,409	1,952	2,457	6,792	2,560	4,232
2020-21	11,437	4,428	1,947	2,481	7,009	2,694	4,315
2021-22	11,746	4,774	2,133	2,641	6,972	2,642	4,330
2022-23	12,035	5,609	2,644	2,965	6,426	2,384	4,042
2023-24	11,861	5,850	2,806	3,044	6,011	2,325	3,686
2024-25	11,432	5,514	2,617	2,897	5,918	2,259	3,659
Average	11,377	11,377	2,194	2,614	11,377	2,513	4,056

George Mason University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.78% and the percentage of black students is 11.91% at George Mason University. 19.66% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 15.32% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 46.61% to 33.78%. Asian enrollment grew from 15.35% to 19.66%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.79% to 11.91%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.69% to 15.32%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8078 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7368 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at George Mason University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	72	5,207	3,321	3,626	111	15,813	1,275
2016-17	63	5,528	3,565	4,004	123	16,102	1,311
2017-18	53	5,992	3,784	4,336	100	16,192	1,370
2018-19	42	6,308	3,979	4,676	82	16,196	1,527
2019-20	59	6,643	4,059	4,920	64	15,771	1,565
2020-21	59	7,094	4,246	5,348	56	15,554	1,577
2021-22	60	7,301	4,285	5,452	41	15,029	1,583
2022-23	49	7,438	4,445	5,607	41	14,374	1,567
2023-24	65	7,698	4,498	5,839	30	13,828	1,690
2024-25	81	7,817	4,738	6,091	21	13,432	1,711
Average	60	6,703	4,092	4,990	67	15,229	1,518

George Mason University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

7,435 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 499.60% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at George Mason University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	33,929	1,240	6,661	26,028
2016-17	34,909	1,463	7,314	26,132
2017-18	35,984	1,631	8,568	25,785
2018-19	37,316	2,164	10,589	24,563
2019-20	37,863	2,582	10,032	25,249
2020-21	38,541	27,235	9,667	1,639
2021-22	38,628	8,748	21,490	8,390
2022-23	39,049	7,421	20,436	11,192
2023-24	39,527	7,207	20,307	12,013
2024-25	39,766	7,435	20,269	12,062
Average	37,551	6,713	13,533	17,305

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Enrollment Trends at GMU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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