George Mason University
Public university in Fairfax
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| 2025 | George Mason Patriots won an Atlantic 10 championship in Women's Indoor Track & Field. |
| 2025 | Advances to first Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament final and wins to reach their first NCAA Tournament. |
| 2025 | The new Fuse at Mason Square building is scheduled to be completed. |
| 2024 | George Mason participated in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), losing in the First Round to Penn State with a score of 80-84. |
| 2024 | George Mason University adopted a highly inclusive undergraduate admissions policy, accepting 90% of applicants without considering high school class rank or requiring standardized test scores. Admitted students had an average high school GPA of 3.68. |
| 2024 | U.S. News & World Report ranked George Mason University at #109 out of 436 National Universities, with multiple additional rankings including #52 in Top Public Schools and #25 in Most Innovative Schools. |
| November 2024 | George Mason begins their 59th basketball season and second season under head coach Tony Skinn, competing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. |
| 2023 | George Mason Patriots won Atlantic 10 championships in Men's Baseball and Women's Softball. |
| October 7 2023 | Mild unrest occurred on campus in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel, with statements denouncing antisemitism and Islamophobia issued by the Office of the President. |
| 2022 | Josh Oduro plays as a Senior Forward for the George Mason Patriots men's basketball team |
| 2022 | The Arlington Campus was renamed Mason Square. |
| 2021 | Josh Oduro plays as a Junior Forward for the George Mason Patriots men's basketball team |
| 2021 | An Enslaved People of George Mason Monument designed by Perkins & Will was installed near the George Mason Statue, featuring panels describing the lives of two enslaved individuals, Penny and James, who were connected to Mason's Gunston Hall estate. |
| 2020 | George Mason Patriots won an Atlantic 10 championship in Men's Swimming and Diving. |
| 2020 | Tyler Kolek plays as a guard for the George Mason Patriots men's basketball team during the 2020-21 season. |
| July 1 2020 | Gregory Washington became the university's eighth president and the first African-American president. |
| March 23 2020 | George Mason shifted to exclusively online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | George Mason Patriots won Atlantic 10 championships in Men's Indoor Track & Field, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, and Women's Outdoor Track & Field. |
| 2019 | A.J. Wilson established the team record for most blocks with 92 in the 2019–20 season. |
| 2019 | Students circulated a petition demanding the removal of Brett Kavanaugh from his visiting professor position in the law school and calling for increased Title IX Coordinators. The petition garnered 10,000 signatures and successfully led to funding approval for two additional Title IX Coordinator positions. |
| 2019 | The Student Apartments located off Aquia Creek Lane were demolished. |
| 2019 | The university initiated a feasibility study for establishing a medical school at the Prince William Campus. |
| 2018 | Makes third WNIT appearance and wins their first ever postseason game. |
| 2018 | George Mason Patriots women's basketball team participated in the WNIT, defeating Stephen F. Austin 82-75 in the First Round, then losing to Virginia Tech 69-78 in the Second Round. |
| 2018 | Justin Kier plays as a Junior Guard for the George Mason Patriots men's basketball team |
| 2018 | Peter Pober, a Competitive Speech Coach, retired while under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct during his tenure at the university. |
| 2017 | George Mason Patriots won Atlantic 10 championships in Men's Indoor Track & Field and Women's Outdoor Track & Field. |
| 2017 | George Mason Patriots competed in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), losing in the First Round to Loyola (MD) with a score of 58-73. |
| 2017 | Otis Livingston II plays as a Junior Guard for the George Mason Patriots men's basketball team |
| December 2017 | Mason Korea's first commencement class graduated, marking a significant milestone for the international campus. |
| 2016 | George Mason Patriots won an Atlantic 10 championship in Men's Outdoor Track & Field. |
| 2016 | Marquise Moore plays as a Senior Guard for the George Mason Patriots men's basketball team |
| 2016 | Darryl Monroe wins the Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP award, highlighting his professional basketball career after playing for George Mason Patriots. |
| 2016 | Marquise Moore set the team record for most rebounds with 369 in the 2016–17 season. |
| 2016 | A male student successfully appealed and overturned his suspension for sexual assault, challenging the university's disciplinary decision. |
| 2016 | George Mason University was classified as an 'R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity' based on a review of its 2013-2014 research data by the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University. |
| 2015 | George Mason Patriots won Atlantic 10 championships in Men's Outdoor Track & Field and Women's Outdoor Track & Field. |
| April 23 2015 | The Science and Technology campus was officially renamed from Prince William campus. |
| 2014 | George Mason Patriots won Atlantic 10 championships in Men's Baseball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Indoor Track & Field, and Women's Outdoor Track & Field. |
| 2014 | George Mason Patriots men's basketball team joined the Atlantic 10 Conference, marking a significant conference transition for the program. |
| 2014 | Shevon Thompson plays as a Junior Forward/Center for the George Mason Patriots men's basketball team |
| 2014 | End of the research data period that was used to evaluate Mason's research classification in 2016. |
| 2014 | University's enrollment expanded to 40,185 students, making it the largest university by headcount in Virginia. |
| March 2014 | Mason Korea campus officially opened in the Songdo International Business District in South Korea, establishing George Mason University's first international campus. |
| 2013 | George Mason Patriots Men's Soccer won their first Atlantic 10 championship. |
| 2013 | Joins the Atlantic-10 Conference after leaving the Colonial Athletic Association. |
| 2013 | George Mason Patriots participated in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), advancing through multiple rounds including First Round, Quarterfinals, Semi-finals, and Finals. They won games against College of Charleston (78-77), Houston (88-84 in overtime), and Western Michigan (62-52), but ultimately lost the Finals series to Santa Clara. |
| 2013 | Beginning of the research data period that was used to evaluate Mason's research classification in 2016. |
| 2013 | Enrollment reached 33,917 students, an increase of 956 students (+3%) from the previous year, with undergraduate students comprising 65% of the total enrollment. |
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