Headcounts and Directory Information
George Mason University (GMU) is a public, four-years institute located in Fairfax, VA. It has a total enrollment of 39,049 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 2,693 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at GMU. The average faculty salary is $116,607 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 5,734 employees work at GMU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $82,954. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA |
| Phone Number | 703-993-1000 |
| Web | https://www2.gmu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 1,399 Full-time / 1,294 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 4,309 Full-time / 1,425 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $116,607 |
| Staff Average Salary | $82,954 |
| Student Population | 39,049 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At George Mason University, there are 6,112 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 4,606 full-time and 1,506 part-time staffs work at GMU. By gender there are 2,836 male and 3,276 female employees.
Among them, 2,693 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 1,716 full-time and 1,435 part-time faculties. By gender there are 1,680 male and 1,471 female faculties teaching at GMU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 6,112 | 2,836 | 3,276 | 4,606 | 2,057 | 2,549 | 1,506 | 779 | 727 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 3,151 | 1,680 | 1,471 | 1,716 | 924 | 792 | 1,435 | 756 | 679 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 371 | 90 | 281 | 362 | 89 | 273 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Management | 310 | 127 | 183 | 303 | 123 | 180 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 615 | 191 | 424 | 597 | 178 | 419 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 393 | 253 | 140 | 389 | 250 | 139 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 404 | 143 | 261 | 400 | 142 | 258 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 54 | 10 | 44 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Service | 175 | 93 | 82 | 174 | 92 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sales and related | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 448 | 71 | 377 | 424 | 71 | 353 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 168 | 159 | 9 | 168 | 159 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 18 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - |