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: 2006-07 Enrollment

African American	2,193	7.3 %
Asian Pacific American	3,917	13.1 %
Hispanic/Latino	1,863	6.2 %
American Indian	99	.3 %

Minority students account for 26.9% of the total student enrollment of 29,889.

Mason at a Glance

• Mason is one of the most diverse publicly funded universities in the DC metro area.
• During the past ten years, enrollment has been higher among students from diverse backgrounds than among nonminority groups.
• 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 6 Hispanic/Latino student clubs and organizations.
• Mason's Pride Alliance is a thriving student organization the 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 full under the Multicultural Greek Council.