George Mason University 4400 University Drive Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: (703) 993-1000 Email: gseadmit@gmu.edu

The University:
George Mason University is a distinctive and diverse metropolitan teaching and research university that serves the national capital region. Understanding the needs of the region and the future development of the commonwealth, George Mason University is poised to meet the challenges of the new millennium. The university is exploring new approaches to a variety of needs: new curricula for undergraduates, new advanced degrees supportive of the Information Age, new openings on the cutting edge of telecommunications, new arrangements between the corporate world and higher education, new ways to serve the region’s network of urban centers, and new cooperative arrangements with state government agencies and the private sector. George Mason is committed to ensuring that each new program will meet the university’s standard of excellence--a world-class teaching and research faculty for a region that demands and deserves the best.

George Mason University is a distributed university with three campuses, each with a distinctive academic focus that plays a critical role in the economy of its region. At each campus, students and faculty have full access to all the university’s resources, while duplication of programs and support services is minimized through the use of technology. In addition to the main campus in Fairfax, the university has campuses in Arlington and Prince William Counties. George Mason University is less than 30 minutes away from our nation's capital, giving students access to the range of cultural, technological, and political institutions it has to offer. Students also benefit from the university's many corporate and organizational partnerships.