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George Mason University

VA · Public · South · National university · 28,364 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate86.5%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2024–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%45%90%'24'2587.5%86.5%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action (Nov. 1), non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalMason calls it "score optional"School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Not stated
ACT
Not stated

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “If you decide to apply with ACT or SAT scores, George Mason University will use the self-reported SAT and/or ACT test scores as part of our holistic admissions process. ... However, an admission decision will then be contingent upon receipt of official test scores, sent directly from the testing agency, prior to the first day of classes for the semester in which the student intends to enroll.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡19%SAT 18% + ACT 1%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT18%
799 students
Submitted ACT1%
62 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1180–1360 median 1260
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
590–690 median 640
500800
SAT Math
570–680 median 620
500800
ACT composite
25–31 median 28
2036

Trends, Fall 2024–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'24'2521.0%19.0%19.0%18.0%2.0%1.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'24'251170–1350135011701180–136013601180

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'24'2525–30302525–313125

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2025: 48%
  • 2024: 26%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
  3. No CDS found CDS not available2023-24 CDS
  4. No CDS found CDS not available2022-23 CDS
  5. No CDS found CDS not available2021-22 CDS
  6. No CDS found CDS not available2020-21 CDS
  7. No CDS found CDS not available2019-20 CDS

Sources