Student Population by Gender

George Mason University has a total of 39,049 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 27,014 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 12,035 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 18,826 male and 20,223 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total39,04927,01412,035
Men18,82613,7985,028
Women20,22313,2167,007
George Mason University Student Population by Gender

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 14,374 White, 4,445 Black, and 7,438 Asian students out of a total of 39,049 are attending at George Mason University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
George Mason University Student Population by Race
George Mason University Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
George Mason University Undergraduate Student Population by Race
George Mason University Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
George Mason University Graduate Student Population by Race
George Mason University Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 27,014 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,636 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.76%.2,057 students have transferred in as full-time status and 579 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
By age, GMU has 319 students under 18 years old and 90 students over 65 years old. There are 25,415 students under 25 years old, and 13,627 students over 25 years old out of 39,049 total students.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
In undergraduate programs, 319 students are younger than 18 and 31 students are older than 65. GMU has 22,248 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 4,765 students aged 25 and over.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
George Mason University Student Population by Age
George Mason University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
George Mason University Undergraduate Student Population by Age
George Mason University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 3,167 graduate students aged under 25 and 8,862 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
George Mason University Graduate Student Population by Age
George Mason University Student Population by Age Pie Chart

Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At George Mason University, 7,421 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 20,436 students are enrolled in some online courses.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students39,0497,42120,436
Undergraduate27,0143,83217,144
Graduate12,0353,5893,292
Online Program Student Population
George Mason University Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses

395 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,026 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Virginia ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students3957,0188
Undergraduate363,7933
Graduate3593,2255
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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