How GMU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.60%, and this year's acceptance rate is 88.83% at George Mason University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 79.23% and women students' rate is 83.58%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at George Mason University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	62.03%	60.05%	63.61%
2014-15	66.65% 4.62%	65.01% 4.32%	67.93% 4.32%
2015-16	79.73% 13.08%	77.00% 13.91%	81.84% 13.91%
2016-17	80.99% 1.26%	78.63% 1.03%	82.87% 1.03%
2017-18	81.32% 0.34%	78.02% 1.15%	84.02% 1.15%
2018-19	81.06% -0.27%	77.32% 0.13%	84.15% 0.13%
2019-20	86.74% 5.69%	84.37% 4.90%	89.05% 4.90%
2020-21	89.20% 2.46%	87.00% 1.87%	90.92% 1.87%
2021-22	91.00% 1.80%	89.00% 2.08%	93.00% 2.08%
2022-23	90.00% -1.00%	88.09% -1.36%	91.64% -1.36%
2023-24	88.83% -1.17%	87.09% -1.30%	90.34% -1.30%
Average	81.60%	79.23%	83.58%

George Mason University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.15% where the current academic year yield is 22.19%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at George Mason University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	23.33%	25.53%	21.67%
2014-15	20.51% -2.82%	23.01% -3.04%	18.63% -3.04%
2015-16	21.01% 0.50%	23.74% 0.40%	19.03% 0.40%
2016-17	25.52% 4.51%	28.76% 4.04%	23.07% 4.04%
2017-18	22.59% -2.94%	25.80% -2.91%	20.16% -2.91%
2018-19	23.41% 0.82%	27.31% 0.29%	20.45% 0.29%
2019-20	22.18% -1.23%	22.97% 1.01%	21.46% 1.01%
2020-21	18.83% -3.35%	21.97% -4.97%	16.49% -4.97%
2021-22	21.00% 2.17%	25.00% 1.51%	18.00% 1.51%
2022-23	23.02% 2.02%	26.35% 2.26%	20.27% 2.26%
2023-24	22.19% -0.83%	25.36% -0.73%	19.54% -0.73%
Average	22.15%	25.07%	19.89%

George Mason University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 20,026, the average number of admitted is 16,324, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,593. The number of GMU applicants increased by 12.89% (2,578 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at George Mason University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	20,805	12,905	3,011
2014-15	22,532 1,727	15,017 69	3,080 69
2015-16	18,987 -3,545	15,138 101	3,181 101
2016-17	15,548 -3,439	12,592 33	3,214 33
2017-18	18,993 3,445	15,446 275	3,489 275
2018-19	19,557 564	15,852 222	3,711 222
2019-20	19,554 -3	16,962 52	3,763 52
2020-21	21,198 1,644	18,909 -202	3,561 -202
2021-22	20,527 -671	18,680 362	3,923 362
2022-23	20,001 -526	18,001 221	4,144 221
2023-24	22,579 2,578	20,057 307	4,451 307
Average	20,026	16,324	3,593

George Mason University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at GMU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes