Financing Your Education

Estimated Costs for 2009-2010

The following table shows the estimated costs for full-time and part-time students at George Mason for the 2009-2010 academic year. These estimates are used in determining financial aid packages for law students. As estimates, these figures may vary slightly from the actual costs. Note that these figures are subject to change at any time.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition (full-time)	$20,556	$34,220
Tuition (part-time)*	$16,721	$27,945
Estimated additional costs (COA)**	$21,934	$21,934
Total estimated cost (full-time)	$42,490	$56,154
Total estimated cost*** (part-time)	$38,655	$49,879
Based on 23 credit hours in the first year. Please note that Financial Aid calculates COA based on 22 credits per year; thus, first-year part-time students must contact their financial aid counselor regarding aid for the additional credit. Includes room and board, transportation, personal expenses, and books. **In-state residents pay $727 per credit hour and out-of-state residents pay $1,215 per credit hour.
Related Fees
Application Fee	$35
Late Payment Fee	Up to $50
Returned Check Fee	$25
Nonpayment Cancellation Fee	$25

Note: most questions about in-state classification can be answered through Domicile Administration, which is found within the office of the GMU Registrar. This office reviews applications to reclassify an out-of-state student to in-state status, they handle most procedural questions and they provide other services associated with student status classification for tuition purposes.

Financial Aid

George Mason University's Office of Student Financial Aid, located at the Fairfax Campus, provides a variety of services to assist students in financing their education. George Mason University participates in the Federal Direct Loan Program.

Students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year as soon as possible after January 1. To receive priority consideration for available, applicable funds, the FAFSA must be received by the federal processor on or before March 1. Types of financial aid available include Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, privately sponsored education loans, Federal Work-Study, and the Federal GradPlus Loan.

Students who have questions about financial aid may visit the website of the Office of Student Financial Aid at http://financialaid.gmu.edu/ and then schedule a phone or in person appointment with their assigned financial aid counselor. To schedule an appointment, call (703) 993-2353 or email your assigned counselor, http://financialaid.gmu.edu/contact_us/index.html.

The mailing address for the office of student financial aid is:

   Office of Student Financial Aid, MS 3B5
   George Mason University
   Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

and the office is located in the South Chesapeake Module behind Fenwick Library on the Fairfax Campus. The financial aid office also schedules visits to the Arlington Campus during the first four weeks of each semester.

Mason's Title IV school code is 003749.

Scholarship and Fellowship Programs

The law school continually seeks to develop new sources of non-loan funds to help defray the cost of legal education. A number of fellowships and scholarships are available to incoming law students. From more information see: George Mason Scholarship and Fellowship Programs.