COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 232186PUBLIC

FAIRFAX, VA

George Mason University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$17,915Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate68.6%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$78,425working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$19,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$78,425
Median earnings 5 years after completion$75,373

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$11,942
$30,001–48,000$12,093
$48,001–75,000$15,224
$75,001–110,000$19,430
$110,001+$25,894

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion68.6%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention86.7%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients30.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share30.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid38.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,264federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates27,752IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate87.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$19,500

7,288 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

23 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 626 working graduates$110,754 earnings · $23,250 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$103,074 earnings · $26,725 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 348 working graduates$97,049 earnings · $18,500 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$93,856 earnings · $23,812 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 353 working graduates$91,132 earnings · $21,500 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$89,878 earnings · $22,750 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 207 working graduates$88,080 earnings · $21,500 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 107 working graduates$87,548 earnings · $21,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 240 working graduates$85,224 earnings · $23,471 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 196 working graduates$74,125 earnings · $22,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 401 working graduates$69,511 earnings · $20,761 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 196 working graduates$69,399 earnings · $23,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 130 working graduates$69,210 earnings · $21,233 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$65,358 earnings · $22,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 239 working graduates$64,301 earnings · $21,625 debt →Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 152 working graduates$64,046 earnings · $25,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 338 working graduates$62,563 earnings · $21,000 debt →Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · 264 working graduates$62,383 earnings · $23,250 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 357 working graduates$61,100 earnings · $24,500 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$59,979 earnings · $24,250 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$56,071 earnings · $22,502 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$55,715 earnings · $24,188 debt →Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$54,703 earnings · $25,620 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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