George Mason acceptance rate and admissions statistics
George Mason admitted 22,495 of 26,014 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 86.5%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into George Mason counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
George Mason acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 26,014 | 22,495 | 86.5% | 4,337 | 19.3% |
| 2024-25 | 25,234 | 22,074 | 87.5% | 4,464 | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22,579 | 20,057 | 88.8% | 4,451 | 22.2% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at George Mason
Early decision counts: Not published. George Mason’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
George Mason waitlist
George Mason SAT and ACT scores
What George Mason says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors George Mason rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Talent/ability
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record
- Important: Academic GPA, Talent/ability
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Talent/ability
George Mason testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Score optional: 'We've been a score optional institution regarding SAT and ACT since 2007.' Submitted scores are self-reported; admission is contingent on official scores arriving before the first day of classes.
From George Mason’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
2023-24 is published as a spreadsheet. Mason offers early action, not early decision. C7 notes that Talent is Important mainly for visual and performing arts majors.
George Mason acceptance rate questions
- What is the George Mason acceptance rate?
- George Mason's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 26,014 first-year applicants and 22,495 admitted, an acceptance rate of 86.5%. It was 87.5% in 2024-25 and 88.8% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do George Mason students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1180 to 1360, and ACT submitters scored 25 to 31. 18.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the George Mason waitlist?
- In 2025-26, George Mason offered 1,289 applicants a place on the waitlist; 873 accepted one, and 415 were admitted from it.
- Does George Mason require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Score optional: 'We've been a score optional institution regarding SAT and ACT since 2007.' Submitted scores are self-reported; admission is contingent on official scores arriving before the first day of classes.
Applying to George Mason?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what George Mason says it weighs.
Source: George Mason Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with George Mason. All official acceptance rates