Company Profile
George Mason University
Company Overview
George Mason University is setting the gold standard for the modern, public university. Its dynamic culture and innovative academic programs prepare Mason’s hard-working students for 21st century careers. Its commitment to teaching excellence combines with cutting-edge research that enriches the academic experience and is literally changing the world. Mason is affordable, yet offers high value. Ideally located in the National Capital region, students enjoy terrific cultural experiences and access to the most sought-after internships and employers in the country.
About 485 student-athletes compete in 22 men's and women's Division I sports - baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. Intercollegiate men's and women's teams are members of the Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, the Atlantic 10, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA), the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL), and the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A). Web site: gomason.com.
Company History
George Mason University’s short history is one of an enterprising and innovative pioneer, creating a major teaching and research university from a small, one-room schoolhouse in just 50 years. George Mason University is now recognized as an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields, named the #1 national university to watch by U.S. News & World Report in 2008. At George Mason University, we invent tradition.
With strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, dance, organizational psychology and health care, Mason students are routinely recognized with national and international scholarships. Enrollment is more than 32,000, with students studying in 198 degree programs at the undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, and professional levels.
Mason professors conduct groundbreaking research in areas such as cancer, climate change, information technology and the biosciences; and Mason’s Center for the Arts brings world-renowned artists, musicians and actors to its stage.
Mason has campuses in Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince William counties. In addition to these three campuses, George Mason operates a site in Loudoun County and has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to create the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation in Front Royal, Virginia. The university also offers programs online and at the Center for Innovative Technology in Herndon. Each location has a distinctive academic focus that plays a critical role in the economy of its region.