After George Mason University: graduation, pay and debt
Fairfax, Virginia · Public · 27,752 undergrads
69% of George Mason University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $79,923 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$79.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
69%
finish within six years.
48%
finish in four years.
86%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
73%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
48%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
69%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
86%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
74%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,439
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
73%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
17%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3,196
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$64,977
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$79,923
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
77%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
73%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
83%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: gmu.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 8, 2026)
Updated Nov 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers