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

Who they are

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

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

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

Campus

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

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