GMU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of George Mason University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of George Mason University students is 70.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 74.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 65.2%.

70.1%

asian 73.1% 402 students
African American 65.2% 253 students
white 71.0% 919 students
unknown 71.9% 179 students
hawaiian 50.0% 4 students
hispanic 70.6% 266 students
International Students 68.3% 69 students
Mixed Race 64.1% 116 students

Drop Out

George Mason University has an overall drop-out rate of 9.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 12.0% and 7.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

9.6%

asian 8.6% 47 students
African American 11.3% 44 students
white 9.8% 127 students
unknown 5.6% 14 students
hispanic 6.9% 26 students
International Students 21.8% 22 students
Mixed Race 12.7% 23 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of George Mason University at a rate of 16.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 15.5%, and male students' 17.5%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

16.5%

asian 11.6% 64 students
African American 21.1% 82 students
white 16.5% 214 students
unknown 20.9% 52 students
hawaiian 25.0% 2 students
hispanic 16.7% 63 students
International Students 5.9% 6 students
Mixed Race 19.3% 35 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

3.8%

asian 6.7% 37 students
African American 2.3% 9 students
white 2.6% 34 students
unknown 1.6% 4 students
hawaiian 25.0% 2 students
hispanic 5.8% 22 students
International Students 4.0% 4 students
Mixed Race 3.9% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Systems Engineering	$71,876	$74,576	$88,101
Computer Science	$71,514	$78,343	$83,185
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$69,322	$68,104	$82,284
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$70,242	$66,756	$77,799
Civil Engineering	$64,934	$64,281	$72,036
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$57,420	$63,430	$71,836
Finance and Financial Management Services	$52,937	$58,057	$70,455
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,950	$64,373	$69,058
Accounting and Related Services	$56,805	$58,974	$68,611
Economics	$55,517	$51,915	$60,026
Public Administration	$39,354	$48,823	$59,691
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,321	$48,041	$57,988
Marketing	$46,771	$44,821	$56,804
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$40,661	$43,143	$52,648
Mathematics	$46,522	$49,214	$52,341
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$40,857	$41,565	$49,833
Political Science and Government	$42,975	$41,984	$49,321
Hospitality Administration/Management	$42,258	$42,682	$48,263
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$39,051	$39,729	$48,157
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	$39,297	$44,595	$46,840
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,587	$34,769	$46,608
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$38,384	$40,017	$45,728
International Relations and National Security Studies	$39,409	$38,889	$45,682
Public Health	$32,071	$34,187	$45,081
Geography and Cartography	$46,150	$36,134	$43,894
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$34,209	$37,208	$42,925
Music	$27,836	$35,416	$42,092
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$26,808	$37,980	$41,720
Biology, General	$29,849	$34,942	$41,709
Graphic Communications	$26,474	$33,993	$41,696
History	$22,998	$33,459	$41,172
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$31,574	$28,960	$40,861
Sociology	$35,119	$36,488	$40,388
Social Work	$33,725	$30,771	$40,081
Psychology, General	$32,267	$32,546	$39,221
Chemistry	$34,646	$32,925	$33,846
English Language and Literature, General	$28,330	$36,914	$33,073
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$24,682	$26,121	$26,424
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$34,052	$37,568	NA
Area Studies	NA	$31,133	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$46,303	$69,338	NA
Computer Engineering	$80,254	$69,338	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$61,988	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$41,771	$39,369	NA
Sustainability Studies	$33,709	$35,060	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$39,578	$39,009	NA
Physics	NA	$38,289	NA
Anthropology	$23,524	NA	NA
Dance	$20,382	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,883	$21,964	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$24,615	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$40,070	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Systems Engineering	$96,837	$109,763	$127,586
Homeland Security	$101,476	$127,993	$120,573
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$101,886	$99,709	$117,377
Computer Engineering	$112,424	$101,072	$115,693
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$98,841	$105,585	$113,896
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	$121,226	$92,632	$105,664
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$78,386	$84,653	$101,604
Human Resources Management and Services	$86,911	$91,448	$99,722
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$94,065	$92,277	$94,785
Accounting and Related Services	$73,104	$67,420	$84,390
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$83,688	$72,901	$84,087
Public Policy Analysis	$67,617	$71,509	$83,501
Dispute Resolution	$62,775	$77,213	$80,864
Geography and Cartography	$79,656	$71,351	$77,517
International Relations and National Security Studies	$63,173	$65,238	$77,327
Political Science and Government	NA	$55,512	$74,195
Public Administration	$66,482	$68,563	$73,996
Educational Administration and Supervision	$72,298	$65,424	$73,187
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,721	NA	$73,073
Psychology, General	$66,608	$73,112	$68,279
Public Health	$57,765	$55,061	$67,382
English Language and Literature, General	$59,522	$57,770	$63,298
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	$51,023	$54,109	$61,820
Special Education and Teaching	$58,341	$59,079	$60,684
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$54,331	$57,318	$59,659
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	$54,974	$57,225
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$42,682	$57,211
Curriculum and Instruction	$56,209	$54,578	$56,732
Social Work	$52,312	$48,600	$53,823
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$53,830	$50,060	$51,814
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$36,132	$48,607
History	$42,281	$44,468	$48,589
Music	$31,320	$37,208	$47,891
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$46,161	$42,682	$46,179
Information Science/Studies	NA	$106,421	NA
Computer Software and Media Applications	$97,471	NA	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	NA	$122,038	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,552	$42,188	NA
Civil Engineering	$75,366	$64,493	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$45,299	$54,254	NA
Biology, General	$57,415	$50,856	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$65,675	$55,338	NA
Statistics	NA	$109,763	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$50,856	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$64,990	NA
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	NA	$74,576	NA
Economics	$72,163	$61,516	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$101,843	$100,690	$101,702
Psychology, General	$87,308	$82,882	$87,451
Education, General	$75,686	$90,412	$81,207
Economics	$99,068	$69,338	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Special Education and Teaching	$59,834	$55,286	$59,505
Curriculum and Instruction	$53,571	$52,524	$56,700
Biology, General	NA	$21,234	$37,940

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$73,757	$75,204	$89,808

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