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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 16 pts more first-gen students than George Mason (46% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 1.8× as many undergrads as George Mason

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    George Mason is more diverse (index 0.79 vs. 0.78)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
U. Maryland Global Campus49.7K
George Mason27.8K
Pell Grant share
U. Maryland Global Campus29%
George Mason30%
First-gen share
U. Maryland Global Campus46%
George Mason30%
Diversity index
U. Maryland Global Campus0.78
George Mason0.79

Who they are

Men
U. Maryland Global Campus54%
George Mason51%
Part-time students
U. Maryland Global Campus75%
George Mason19%
Students 25 and older
U. Maryland Global Campus66%
George Mason17%

Race & ethnicity

U. Maryland Global Campus
George Mason
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Maryland Global Campus32%
George Mason77%
First-years from other states
U. Maryland Global Campus62%
George Mason14%
First-years from abroad
U. Maryland Global Campus4%
George Mason4%
New transfer students this fall
U. Maryland Global Campus10,822
George Mason2,759
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Maryland Global Campus92%
George Mason38%

Campus

U. Maryland Global Campus
Large suburbNo college housing
George Mason
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Atlantic 10 ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why