George Mason University Top Questions

GMU is a very innovative school, spending millions of dollars on new construction and research every year. Even though we are expanding so much, some prospective students, especially from the state of Virginia, view George Mason as a commuter, or non-residential, school. As a group, George Mason University students are among the most diverse in the nation. We represent every state in the U.S. and over 140 nations across the world. We are very accepting of each other's differences and always willing to learn more about one another's different cultural backgrounds.

They're all commuters who live at home with their parents.

GMU is no fun. Students hate their school.

none, GMU is an extremely diverse school. about 1/5 of the students live on campus.

I've heard many stereotypes, one being "GMU is just another NOVA". Now, NOVA is not a bad school, but GMU is not a community college. It just has many commuters. When I've told people that I live on campus, I've gotten the question "GMU has on-campus housing?" more than a few times. I assume most people really do just think of it as another community college.

The primary stereotype about Mason is that it is a commuter school. People that believe this typically associate Mason with the classic "suitcase" school where everyone goes home on the weekends.

it is a commuter school. it is a very diverse campus.

that GMU is boring on the weekends GMU has a lot of commuter students on-campus life is boring a lot people who go to this school are rich

That people there are not very focused on school and that they are snobby. The stereotype about GMU is that it is not a great college.

Very international school