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George Mason tuition and net price

George Mason University · Fairfax, Virginia · Public · 27,752 undergraduates

$14,316
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$39,312
out-of-state tuition and fees
$26,910
full cost of attendance a year
$14,697
average net price after aid

Residency is worth $24,996 a year in tuition and fees at George Mason: Virginia residents pay $14,316 for 2025-26, everyone else $39,312. Low-income students pay comparatively little: $9,594 a year on average for families under $30,000, rising to $23,862 above $110,000. Washington State University has the lowest average net price among the schools closest to George Mason in size and selectivity ($13,462), and Iowa State the highest ($18,517).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $9,594Income under $30,000$9,594Income $30,001 to $48,000: $9,467Income $30,001 to $48,000$9,467Income $48,001 to $75,000: $11,341Income $48,001 to $75,000$11,341Income $75,001 to $110,000: $16,147Income $75,001 to $110,000$16,147Income over $110,000: $23,862Income over $110,000$23,862
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use George Mason's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $30k In-state: $10k2015-16 Out-of-state: $32k In-state: $11k2016-17 Out-of-state: $33k In-state: $11k2017-18 Out-of-state: $34k In-state: $12k2018-19 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $12k2019-20 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $13k2020-21 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $13k2021-22 Out-of-state: $37k In-state: $13k2022-23 Out-of-state: $38k In-state: $13k2023-24 Out-of-state: $38k In-state: $14k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $39k In-state: $14k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$14,316$39,312
2023-24$13,815$37,979
2022-23$13,401$37,566
2021-22$13,119$36,579
2020-21$13,014$36,474
2019-20$12,564$36,024
2018-19$12,462$35,922
2017-18$11,924$34,370
2016-17$11,300$32,582
2015-16$10,952$31,598
2014-15$10,382$29,960

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$14,316 in-state, $39,312 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$16,156
Books and supplies
$1,290
Full cost of attendance
$26,910 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
34%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
29%
Median federal debt at graduation
$18,500

Colleges similar to George Mason

The six public four-year colleges closest to George Mason in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA		85%27,601$14,241$83,493
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA		88%21,790$16,785$59,167
Washington State University
Pullman, WA		87%21,099$13,462$72,280
Iowa State
Ames, IA		89%25,367$18,517$67,568
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ		88%18,376$15,193$63,846
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, NE		87%19,178$16,214$61,819

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · George Mason on College Scorecard