George Mason University

Ranked #31
2025 US News rankings
Arlington, Virginia

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.92
Median LSAT
168
Acceptance rate
15%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
160
168
169
GPA
3.63
3.92
3.99
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2397
100%
Accepted
350
15%
Matriculated
116
5%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
93%
Full-time non-legal
6%
Unemployed
0.8%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Virginia
90
District Of Columbia
70
Maryland
11
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
42%
1-25
20%
26-500
10%
501+
11%
Business & industry
6%
Government
22%
Public interest
5%
Clerkship
20%
Federal
6%
State
14%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.8%
Unemployed
0.8%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$24,864
Estimated 3 years: $74,592
Cost of living (off-campus)
$35,740
Estimated 3 years
$107,220
Total cost
$63,502
Estimated 3 years
$190,506
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$20,000
25th percentile: $13,000
75th percentile: $30,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
33%
50-100%
58%
100%
9%
>100%
0.6%

Demographics

Out of 436 students in 2024, 44% were women, and 28% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
56%
Women
44%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
67%
Women
31%
Other
2%
Part-time faculty
Men
63%
Women
37%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
72%
Black
3%
Asian
10%
Hisp
7%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
2%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
75%
Black
3%
Asian
9%
Hisp
6%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
5%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
80%
PoC
20%
Part-time faculty
White
82%
PoC
18%
George Mason University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
243
-
37
124
Women
190
-
17
73
Other gender
0
-
1
0
White
315
176
44
162
Asian
43
21
-
-
Hispanic
29
14
-
-
Black
15
7
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
10
12
-
-
Other
23
5
-
-
People of Color
121
59
11
35

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