Summary
The student-faculty ratio at George Mason University is 16:1, and the school has 27.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at George Mason University include: Psychology, General; Communication, General; Accounting; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; and Business Administration and Management, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 85.5 percent.
Faculty & Classes
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Majors
| Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates | |||||||||||
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Academic Programs & Offerings
| Degrees offered | Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship | ||||||||||||
| Combined-degree programs | Anthropology, BA/Anthropology, Accelerated MA; BS (STEM)/Operations Research, Accelerated MS; BS (STEM)/Statistical Science, Accelerated MS; BS (STEM)/Systems Engineering, Accelerated MS; Bachelor's Degree (any) /English, Accelerated MA (Linguistics Concentration); Bachelor's Degree (any) /Global Affairs, Accelerated MA; Biology, BS/Biology, Accelerated MS; Chemistry, BS/Chemistry, Accelerated MS; Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS/Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Accelerated MS; Computer Engineering, BS/Computer Engineering, Accelerated MS; Computer Science, BS/Computer Science, Accelerated MS; Computer Science, BS/Information Security and Assurance, Accelerated MS; Computer Science, BS/Information Systems, Accelerated MS; Computer Science, BS/Software Engineering, Accelerated MS; Economics, BA or BS/Economics, Accelerated MA; Electrical Engineering, BS/Electrical Engineering, Accelerated MS; Electrical Engineering, BS/Telecommunications, Accelerated MS; Government and International Politics, BA/Political Science, Accelerated MA; Government and International Politics, BA/Public Administration, Accelerated MPA; History, BA/History, Accelerated MA; Individualized Study, BIS/Applied Information Technology, Accelerated MS; Individualized Study, BIS/Telecommunications, Accelerated MS; Information Technology, BS/Applied Information Technology, Accelerated MS; Information Technology, BS/Computer Forensics, Accelerated MS; Information Technology, BS/Information Security and Assurance, Accelerated MS; Information Technology, BS/Information Systems, Accelerated MS; Information Technology, BS/Software Engineering, Accelerated MS; Information Technology, BS/Telecommunications, Accelerated MS; Mathematics, BS/Mathematics, Accelerated MS; Philosophy, BA/Philosophy, Accelerated MA; Physics, BS/Physics, Accelerated MS; Psychology, BA or BS/Psychology, Accelerated MA (Biopsychology Concentration); Public Administration, BS/Political Science, Accelerated MA; Public Administration, BS/Public Administration, Accelerated MPA; Sociology, BA/Sociology, Accelerated MA; Systems Engineering, BS/Telecommunications, Accelerated MS; Theater, BA/Arts Management, Accelerated MA | ||||||||||||
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Graduation & Retention
| Average freshman retention rate | 86% |
| 4-year graduation rate | 41 |
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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data
