As highlighted in our strategic plan, student success is a top strategic priority at Mason. As an R1/Access institution, we seek to enable excellence in the production of knowledge at macro (public) and micro (individual) levels. From recruitment to graduation, Mason strives to provide a challenging and fulfilling academic experience coupled with curricular and co-curricular support.
The IPEDS 8-Year Graduation Rate, chosen as our Key Student Completion Indicator, reflects Mason’s mixed undergraduate population of first-time in college and transfer students. Additional key performance indicators, detailed below, are regularly examined to evaluate the degree to which we are achieving our goals. Disaggregation to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement is critical in that evaluation.
In the summary table below, you will find specific thresholds and targets for each indicator. Further down we invite you to explore this data in more detail in both trends and disaggregation. For questions, please contact us at oiep@gmu.edu.
| Full-time/Part-time First-Time and Transfer Cohorts 8-Year Graduation Rate KSCI |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering Cohort |
N |
8-Year Retention |
| 2017-2018 |
2009-2010 |
6454 |
72% |
| 2018-2019 |
2010-2011 |
6427 |
73% |
| 2019-2020 |
2011-2012 |
6440 |
74% |
| 2020-2021 |
2012-2013 |
6464 |
74% |
Cohorts are: First-time in College (Full-time and Part-time) Fall and Spring; Transfers (Full-time and Part-time) Fall and Spring
Additional Disaggregation
| Full-time/Part-time First-Time and Transfer Cohorts 8-Year Graduation Rate |
| Underrepresented Minorities |
| Year Reported |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
Black/
African
American |
Hispanic American |
American Indian/
Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander |
| 2017-2018 |
2009-2010 |
70% |
73% |
73% |
| 2018-2019 |
2010-2011 |
70% |
76% |
65% |
| 2019-2020 |
2011-2012 |
72% |
75% |
72% |
| 2020-2021 |
2012-2013 |
70% |
77% |
68% |
| Full-time/Part-time First-Time and Transfer Cohorts 8-Year Graduation Rate |
| First-Generation |
| Year Reported |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
8-Year Award Rate |
| 2017-2018 |
2009-2010 |
74% |
| 2018-2019 |
2010-2011 |
73% |
| 2019-2020 |
2011-2012 |
73% |
| 2020-2021 |
2012-2013 |
74% |
First-time in College & Transfer Year Round entering Cohorts
| Full-time/Part-time First-Time and Transfer Cohorts 8-Year Graduation Rate |
| Pell Recipient |
| Year Reported |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
8-Year Award Rate |
| 2017-2018 |
2009-2010 |
74% |
| 2018-2019 |
2010-2011 |
74% |
| 2019-2020 |
2011-2012 |
74% |
| 2020-2021 |
2012-2013 |
75% |
First-time in College & Transfer Year Round entering Cohorts
| Full-time/Part-time First-Time and Transfer Cohorts 8-Year Graduation Rate |
| Gender |
| Year Reported |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
Female |
Male |
| 2017-2018 |
2009-2010 |
76% |
68% |
| 2018-2019 |
2010-2011 |
76% |
70% |
| 2019-2020 |
2011-2012 |
78% |
70% |
| 2020-2021 |
2012-2013 |
78% |
70% |
First-time in College & Transfer Year Round entering Cohorts
| First-time/Full-time Freshmen 1-Year Retention Rate |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering Cohort |
N |
1-Year Retention |
| 2011 |
2010 |
2,578 |
87.2% |
| 2012 |
2011 |
2644 |
86.3% |
| 2013 |
2012 |
2,681 |
87.3% |
| 2014 |
2013 |
2,992 |
87.6% |
| 2015 |
2014 |
3,046 |
87.2% |
| 2016 |
2015 |
3,154 |
87.5% |
| 2017 |
2016 |
3,175 |
87.8% |
| 2018 |
2017 |
3,442 |
86.7% |
| 2019 |
2018 |
3,664 |
86.4% |
| 2020 |
2019 |
3,074 |
86.0% |
Additional Disaggregation
| First-time/Full-time Freshmen 1-Year Retention Rate |
| Underrepresented Minorities |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering Cohort |
Black/
African
American |
Hispanic American |
American Indian/
Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander |
| 2011 |
2010 |
92.2 |
88.2 |
88.2 |
| 2012 |
2011 |
85.4 |
84.3 |
92.9 |
| 2013 |
2012 |
88.1 |
87.5 |
83.3 |
| 2014 |
2013 |
90.8 |
88.3 |
78.9 |
| 2015 |
2014 |
83.3 |
88.0 |
78.9 |
| 2016 |
2015 |
83.2 |
87.0 |
100.0 |
| 2017 |
2016 |
90.3 |
89.6 |
80.0 |
| 2018 |
2017 |
84.3 |
85.4 |
0.0 |
| 2019 |
2018 |
81.3 |
85.5 |
100.0 |
| 2020 |
2019 |
85.1 |
85.7 |
85.7 |
| First-time/Full-time Freshmen 1-Year Retention Rate |
| First-Generation |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
One Year Retention |
| 2011 |
2010 |
86.8 |
| 2012 |
2011 |
85.0 |
| 2013 |
2012 |
84.6 |
| 2014 |
2013 |
86.8 |
| 2015 |
2014 |
86.5 |
| 2016 |
2015 |
87.2 |
| 2017 |
2016 |
85.9 |
| 2018 |
2017 |
85.2 |
| 2019 |
2018 |
83.6 |
| 2020 |
2019 |
84.2 |
| First-time/Full-time Freshmen 1-Year Retention Rate |
| Pell Recipient |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
One Year Retention |
| 2011 |
2010 |
87.6 |
| 2012 |
2011 |
85.5 |
| 2013 |
2012 |
86.1 |
| 2014 |
2013 |
86.3 |
| 2015 |
2014 |
85.1 |
| 2016 |
2015 |
85.4 |
| 2017 |
2016 |
87.1 |
| 2018 |
2017 |
85.9 |
| 2019 |
2018 |
84.0 |
| 2020 |
2019 |
85.4 |
| First-time/Full-time Freshmen 1-Year Retention Rate |
| Gender |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
Female |
Male |
| 2011 |
2010 |
89.1 |
85.2 |
| 2012 |
2011 |
87.9 |
84.6 |
| 2013 |
2012 |
89.1 |
85.3 |
| 2014 |
2013 |
88.8 |
86.2 |
| 2015 |
2014 |
88.1 |
86.1 |
| 2016 |
2015 |
88.7 |
86.1 |
| 2017 |
2016 |
88.9 |
86.6 |
| 2018 |
2017 |
88.2 |
85.0 |
| 2019 |
2018 |
88.3 |
84.4 |
| 2020 |
2019 |
88.0 |
84.0 |
| First-time, Full-time Freshmen 6-Year Graduation Rate |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Cohort |
N |
6-Year Graduation Rate |
| 2016 |
2010 |
2,578 |
69.8 |
| 2017 |
2011 |
2,644 |
70.8 |
| 2018 |
2012 |
2,681 |
70.0 |
| 2019 |
2013 |
2,992 |
70.7 |
| 2020 |
2014 |
3,046 |
71.6 |
| 2021 |
2015 |
3,154 |
|
| 2022 |
2016 |
3,175 |
|
| 2023 |
2017 |
3,442 |
|
| 2024 |
2018 |
3,664 |
|
| 2025 |
2019 |
3,074 |
|
Additional Disaggregation
| First-time, Full-time Freshmen 6-Year Graduation Rate |
| Underrepresented Minorities |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
Black/
African
American |
Hispanic American |
American Indian/
Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander |
| 2016 |
2010 |
73.7 |
69.0 |
70.6 |
| 2017 |
2011 |
71.9 |
62.2 |
92.9 |
| 2018 |
2012 |
65.3 |
66.3 |
66.7 |
| 2019 |
2013 |
74.0 |
69.5 |
47.4 |
| 2020 |
2014 |
68.6 |
72.1 |
52.6 |
| 2021 |
2015 |
|
|
|
| 2022 |
2016 |
|
|
|
| 2023 |
2017 |
|
|
|
| 2024 |
2018 |
|
|
|
| 2025 |
2019 |
|
|
|
| First-time, Full-time Freshmen 6-Year Graduation Rate |
| First-Generation |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
6-Year Graduation Rate |
| 2016 |
2010 |
69.2 |
| 2017 |
2011 |
65.7 |
| 2018 |
2012 |
65.8 |
| 2019 |
2013 |
68.5 |
| 2020 |
2014 |
70.6 |
| 2021 |
2015 |
|
| 2022 |
2016 |
|
| 2023 |
2017 |
|
| 2024 |
2018 |
|
| 2025 |
2019 |
|
| First-time, Full-time Freshmen 6-Year Graduation Rate |
| Pell Recipient |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
6-Year Graduation Rate |
| 2016 |
2010 |
68.7 |
| 2017 |
2011 |
66.8 |
| 2018 |
2012 |
67.8 |
| 2019 |
2013 |
66.9 |
| 2020 |
2014 |
71.5 |
| 2021 |
2015 |
|
| 2022 |
2016 |
|
| 2023 |
2017 |
|
| 2024 |
2018 |
|
| 2025 |
2019 |
|
| First-time, Full-time Freshmen 6-Year Graduation Rate |
| Gender |
| Reporting Year |
Fall Entering
Cohort |
Female |
Male |
| 2016 |
2010 |
74.4 |
64.9 |
| 2017 |
2011 |
76.2 |
64.9 |
| 2018 |
2012 |
75.4 |
64.2 |
| 2019 |
2013 |
75.4 |
65.4 |
| 2020 |
2014 |
76.7 |
66.0 |
| 2021 |
2015 |
|
|
| 2022 |
2016 |
|
|
| 2023 |
2017 |
|
|
| 2024 |
2018 |
|
|
| 2025 |
2019 |
|
|
| Baccalaureate Degree Production |
| Reporting Year* |
Bachelor degrees |
| 2014-2015 |
4,996 |
| 2015-2016 |
5,127 |
| 2016-2017 |
5,312 |
| 2017-2018 |
5,545 |
| 2018-2019 |
5,734 |
| 2019-2020 |
5,890 |
| 2020-2021 |
|
| 2021-2022 |
|
| 2022-2023 |
|
| 2023-2024 |
|
| 2024-2025 |
|
*Reporting award year is Summer, Fall, Spring (July 1 through June 30)
Additional Disaggregation
| Baccalaureate Degree Production |
| Underrepresented Minorities – % of Total |
| Reporting Year |
Black/
African
American |
Hispanic American |
American Indian/
Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander |
| 2014-2015 |
9% |
12% |
1% |
| 2015-2016 |
10% |
12% |
1% |
| 2016-2017 |
10% |
13% |
1% |
| 2017-2018 |
10% |
14% |
1% |
| 2018-2019 |
10% |
16% |
1% |
| 2019-2020 |
10% |
15% |
<1% |
| 2020-2021 |
|
|
|
| 2021-2022 |
|
|
|
| 2022-2023 |
|
|
|
| 2023-2024 |
|
|
|
| 2024-2025 |
|
|
|
| Baccalaureate Degree Production |
| First-Generation |
| Reporting Year |
% of Total |
| 2014-2015 |
20% |
| 2015-2016 |
19% |
| 2016-2017 |
21% |
| 2017-2018 |
23% |
| 2018-2019 |
33% |
| 2019-2020 |
32% |
| 2020-2021 |
|
| 2021-2022 |
|
| 2022-2023 |
|
| 2023-2024 |
|
| 2024-2025 |
|
| Baccalaureate Degree Production |
| Pell Recipient |
| Reporting Year |
% of Total |
| 2014-2015 |
40% |
| 2015-2016 |
40% |
| 2016-2017 |
39% |
| 2017-2018 |
40% |
| 2018-2019 |
40% |
| 2019-2020 |
41% |
| 2020-2021 |
|
| 2021-2022 |
|
| 2022-2023 |
|
| 2023-2024 |
|
| 2024-2025 |
|
| Baccalaureate Degree Production |
| Gender – % of Total |
| Reporting Year |
Female |
Male |
| 2014-2015 |
57% |
43% |
| 2015-2016 |
56% |
44% |
| 2016-2017 |
55% |
45% |
| 2017-2018 |
56% |
45% |
| 2018-2019 |
55% |
45% |
| 2019-2020 |
52% |
47% |
| 2020-2021 |
|
|
| 2021-2022 |
|
|
| 2022-2023 |
|
|
| 2023-2024 |
|
|
| 2024-2025 |
|
|
| Baccalaureate STEM Enrollment |
| Fall |
Total Undergraduate
Enrollment |
STEM Enrollment |
% of Total |
| 2014 |
21,671 |
6,546 |
30% |
| 2015 |
22,422 |
7,388 |
33% |
| 2016 |
23,371 |
7,861 |
34% |
| 2017 |
24,633 |
8,734 |
35% |
| 2018 |
25,798 |
9,550 |
37% |
| 2019 |
26,320 |
10,203 |
39% |
| 2020 |
26,927 |
10,520 |
39% |
Additional Disaggregation
| Baccalaureate STEM Enrollment |
| Underrepresented Minorities |
|
Black/
African American |
Hispanic American |
American Indian/
Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian
or Pacific Islander |
| Fall |
% of Total |
% of Total |
% of Total |
| 2014 |
9% |
10% |
1% |
| 2015 |
9% |
11% |
1% |
| 2016 |
9% |
11% |
1% |
| 2017 |
10% |
11% |
<1% |
| 2018 |
10% |
12% |
<1% |
| 2019 |
10% |
12% |
<1% |
| 2020 |
10% |
12% |
<1% |
| Baccalaureate STEM Enrollment |
| First-Generation |
| Fall |
% of Total |
| 2014 |
27% |
| 2015 |
30% |
| 2016 |
31% |
| 2017 |
33% |
| 2018 |
30% |
| 2019 |
27% |
| 2020 |
25% |
| Baccalaureate STEM Enrollment |
| Pell Recipient |
| Fall |
% of Total |
| 2014 |
41% |
| 2015 |
42% |
| 2016 |
42% |
| 2017 |
43% |
| 2018 |
42% |
| 2019 |
42% |
| 2020 |
40% |
| Baccalaureate STEM Enrollment |
| Gender |
|
Female |
Male |
| Fall |
% of Total |
% of Total |
| 2014 |
35% |
65% |
| 2015 |
36% |
64% |
| 2016 |
35% |
65% |
| 2017 |
35% |
65% |
| 2018 |
36% |
64% |
| 2019 |
35% |
65% |
| 2020 |
36% |
64% |
| Graduate (Master & Doctorate) Enrollment |
| Fall |
Masters |
Doctorate |
Total |
| 2014 |
7,022 |
2,264 |
9,286 |
| 2015 |
6,795 |
2,245 |
9,040 |
| 2016 |
6,877 |
2,188 |
9,065 |
| 2017 |
6,883 |
2,154 |
9,037 |
| 2018 |
7,050 |
2,138 |
9,188 |
| 2019 |
7,173 |
2,156 |
9,329 |
| 2020 |
7,458 |
2,202 |
9,660 |
Additional Disaggregation
| Graduate (Master & Doctorate) Enrollment |
| Underrepresented Minorities – Black/African American |
| Fall |
Masters |
Doctorate |
Total |
| 2014 |
9% |
6% |
8% |
| 2015 |
9% |
7% |
9% |
| 2016 |
10% |
7% |
9% |
| 2017 |
11% |
8% |
10% |
| 2018 |
11% |
7% |
10% |
| 2019 |
10% |
8% |
10% |
| 2020 |
11% |
8% |
10% |
| Graduate (Master & Doctorate) Enrollment |
| Underrepresented Minorities – Hispanic American |
| Fall |
Masters |
Doctorate |
Total |
| 2014 |
7% |
4% |
7% |
| 2015 |
7% |
5% |
7% |
| 2016 |
8% |
4% |
7% |
| 2017 |
8% |
5% |
8% |
| 2018 |
8% |
5% |
7% |
| 2019 |
9% |
5% |
8% |
| 2020 |
10% |
6% |
9% |
| Graduate (Master & Doctorate) Enrollment |
Underrepresented Minorities – American Indian/
Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
| Fall |
Masters |
Doctorate |
Total |
| 2014 |
1% |
<1% |
1% |
| 2015 |
<1% |
<1% |
<1% |
| 2016 |
<1% |
<1% |
<1% |
| 2017 |
<1% |
<1% |
<1% |
| 2018 |
<1% |
<1% |
<1% |
| 2019 |
<1% |
<1% |
<1% |
| 2020 |
<1% |
<1% |
<1% |
| Graduate (Master & Doctorate) Enrollment |
| Gender |
|
Female |
Male |
| Fall |
Masters |
Doctorate |
Total |
Masters |
Doctorate |
Total |
| 2014 |
60% |
49% |
57% |
40% |
51% |
43% |
| 2015 |
60% |
49% |
57% |
40% |
51% |
43% |
| 2016 |
60% |
50% |
58% |
40% |
50% |
42% |
| 2017 |
62% |
49% |
59% |
38% |
51% |
41% |
| 2018 |
63% |
50% |
60% |
37% |
50% |
40% |
| 2019 |
63% |
51% |
60% |
37% |
49% |
40% |
| 2020 |
63% |
51% |
60% |
38% |
49% |
40% |
| Virginia Community College transfers to George Mason University |
| Year |
N |
| Fall 2014 |
1,845 |
| Fall 2015 |
1,851 |
| Fall 2016 |
2,086 |
| Fall 2017 |
2,297 |
| Fall 2018 |
2,357 |
| Fall 2019 |
2,195 |
| Fall 2020 |
2,363 |
| Fall 2021 |
|
| Fall 2022 |
|
| Fall 2023 |
|
| Fall 2024 |
|
Additional Disaggregation
| Virginia Community College transfers to George Mason University |
| Underrepresented Minorities – % of Total |
| Reporting Year |
Black/
African American |
Hispanic American |
American Indian/
Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian
or Pacific Islander |
| Fall 2014 |
11% |
18% |
1% |
| Fall 2015 |
10% |
18% |
1% |
| Fall 2016 |
11% |
21% |
1% |
| Fall 2017 |
11% |
20% |
<1% |
| Fall 2018 |
10% |
22% |
<1% |
| Fall 2019 |
10% |
21% |
<1% |
| Fall 2020 |
10% |
22% |
<1% |
| Fall 2021 |
|
|
|
| Fall 2022 |
|
|
|
| Fall 2023 |
|
|
|
| Fall 2024 |
|
|
|
| Virginia Community College transfers to George Mason University |
| First-Generation |
| Reporting Year |
% of Total |
| Fall 2014 |
37% |
| Fall 2015 |
39% |
| Fall 2016 |
39% |
| Fall 2017 |
40% |
| Fall 2018 |
29% |
| Fall 2019 |
31% |
| Fall 2020 |
29% |
| Fall 2021 |
|
| Fall 2022 |
|
| Fall 2023 |
|
| Fall 2024 |
|
| Virginia Community College transfers to George Mason University |
| Pell Recipient |
| Reporting Year |
% of Total |
| Fall 2014 |
51% |
| Fall 2015 |
50% |
| Fall 2016 |
52% |
| Fall 2017 |
52% |
| Fall 2018 |
51% |
| Fall 2019 |
50% |
| Fall 2020 |
44% |
| Fall 2021 |
|
| Fall 2022 |
|
| Fall 2023 |
|
| Fall 2024 |
|
| Virginia Community College Transfers to George Mason University |
| Gender- % of Total |
| Reporting Year |
Female |
Male |
| Fall 2014 |
55% |
45% |
| Fall 2015 |
53% |
47% |
| Fall 2016 |
52% |
48% |
| Fall 2017 |
51% |
49% |
| Fall 2018 |
51% |
49% |
| Fall 2019 |
51% |
49% |
| Fall 2020 |
51% |
49% |
| Fall 2021 |
|
|
| Fall 2022 |
|
|
| Fall 2023 |
|
|
| Fall 2024 |
|
|
