Diversity at Mason

In 2002, the Princeton Review named George Mason University the most diverse campus in the nation. Close to the international city of Washington, D.C., we take pride in our students of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Mason’s Diversity at a Glance: 2008-09 Enrollment

African-American	2,451	6.91 %
Asian/Pacific American	4,053	11.43 %
Hispanic/Latino	1,816	5.12 %
American Indian	99	0.28 %
White/Caucasian	16,151	45.56 %
Non-Resident Alien (NRA)	1,957	5.52 %
Other/Non-Reported	8,921	25.17 %

Minority students account for 29.27% of the total student enrollment of 35,448.

Mason at a Glance

• Mason is one of the most diverse publicly funded universities in the DC metro area.
• There are more than 200 registered student organizations open to ALL students of the university community.
• Mason has more than 15 Asian/Pacific American, 14 African-American, and six Hispanic/Latino student clubs and organizations.
• Mason's Pride Alliance is a thriving student organization that serves LGBTQ students and their allies.
• Mason has Greek organizational membership in the National Panhellenic Council, the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council, and two Hispanic/Latino Greek organizations that fall under the Multicultural Greek Council.