George Mason University

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George Mason University

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Established

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1957

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School type

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Public University

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Public - University

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President

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Alan G. Merten

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Location

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Fairfax, Virginia

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Enrollment

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28,000 (2003)

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Faculty

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4,265

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Endowment

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http://www.gmu.edu/events/campaign/home.html

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Campus

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Suburban, 806 acres (total for three US campuses)

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Sports teams

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Patriots

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Website

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http://www.gmu.edu

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George Mason University, also referred to by locals and students as simply "Mason" or "GMU," is an institution of higher learning in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with campuses in Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William County, Virginia, all in the suburbs of Washington, DC. A fourth campus is scheduled to open in fall 2006 in Ras al-Khaimah, located in the United Arab Emirates. The university is named after American revolutionary, patriot and founding father George Mason.

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Higher learning - Commonwealth - Virginia - Arlington - Fairfax - Prince William County, Virginia - Suburbs - Washington, DC - Ras al-Khaimah - United Arab Emirates - American - Revolutionary - Patriot - Founding father - George Mason

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The university traces its roots back to the 1950s when it was part of the University of Virginia system. It became an independent university (but still publicly funded) in 1972. Its faculty boasts Nobel Prize-winning economists James M. Buchanan (1986) and Vernon Smith (2002). Another economics professor, Walter Williams, is well-known as a syndicated columnist and occasional guest host of the Rush Limbaugh radio show. The law school is ranked among the top 50 in the United States.

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1950s - University of Virginia - 1972 - Nobel Prize - Economists - James M. Buchanan - Vernon Smith - Walter Williams - Rush Limbaugh - Law school

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While GMU is a relatively young university, it has grown rapidly, reaching an enrollment in 2003 of 28,246 students—making it the largest university in the Commonwealth. The University's stated goal is to become the major public research university of the U.S. national capital area.

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The school's sports teams are called the Patriots. The university's men's and women's sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I, and are in the Colonial Athletic Association. The school's colors are green and gold.

Related Topics:
NCAA - Colonial Athletic Association

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The George Mason University logo, originally designed in 1982, was updated in 2004 to reflect the changes the university has undergone since that time.

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