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George Mason University

Services and Facilities

Address

4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030

Website

http://www.gmu.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@gmu.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills, other

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career Center

Career services include:

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

N/A

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

A. Morton Thomas and Associates; A.J. Dwoskin & Associates; ACF Solutions LLC; AFLAC; AIG/SunAmerica Securities; AT&T; AXA Advisors, LLC; Abercrombie & Fitch; Academy Prep Centers for Education; Accenture; Access National Bank; Aerotek; Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies; Altarum; Alternative House; Amdex Corporation; America Online, Inc. (AOL); American Association of School Administrators; American Red Cross National Headquarters; American Society of Clinical Oncology; American Systems Corporation; Americans for Tax Reform; Ameriprise Financial; Angel.com; Applied Predictive Technologies, Inc.; Aptela Inc.; Arbonne International, Independent Consultant; Argy Wiltse & Robinson, P.C.; Arlington County Sheriff's Office; Army Contracting Agency; Aronson & Company; Arrowhead Global Solutions; Association of American Medical Colleges; Atlantic Video, Inc.; Avalonbay Communities, Inc.; Avanade Inc.; Avectra; BAE SYSTEMS; BAE Systems - NSS; BAE Systems Information Technology (BAE-IT); BB&T Corporation; BIAP Systems, Inc.; Babies R Us; Balzer and Associates, Inc.; Bates White LLC; BeanTree Learning; BearingPoint, Inc.; Beazer Homes; Beers & Cutler; Bish & Haffey. PC; Blackbird Technologies, Inc.; Blackboard, Inc; Bohler Engineering, P.C.; Boland; Bowman Consulting Group; Bozzuto Construction Company; Bradco Supply; Buccaneer Computer Systems & Service, Inc.; Buckeye International, Inc.; Bury+Partners; CA, Inc. (formerly Computer Associates); CACI, Inc.; CGI Federal; CGI-AMS; CNSI; CVENT; CVS/Pharmacy; Calibre CPA Group PLLC; Cambridge Associates Inc.; Canon USA United Business Machines; CapTech Ventures, Inc.; Capitol Financial Partners; CarMax; Careerbuilder; Cascades Technologies, Inc.; Cendant Car Rental Group; Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc.; Center for Applied Linguistics; Center for Army Analysis; Center for Global Education; CentroNia; Century 21; Charles G. Koch Foundation; Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP; Chevy Chase Bank; ChildhelpUSA Virginia; Cintas Corporation; Claraview, Inc.; Clifton Gunderson CPA; Clyde's of Reston; Commonwealth Consultants; Computer Business Methods; Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC); Corporate Risk International; Cotton & Company, LLP; Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.; Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; Covance; Covance Laboratories, Inc.; Crate&Barrel; CrisisLink; Crowell & Moring LLP; Curtiss Wright Controls Embedded Computing; Customer Value Partners; Customs and Border Protection; CygnaCom Solutions; D.C. Child and Family Services Agency; DATUM RESOURCES Inc.; DC-Strategic & Learning Services, Inc.; DCJobs.com; DLT Solutions; DMG Securities; Dante Consulting; Data Research & Analysis Corp.; Decisive Analytics Corporation; Defense Contract Audit Agency; Defense Energy Support Center; Defense Information Systems Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Deloitte Consulting; Department of The Navy; Dewberry; Diamax Information Systems; Dietze Construction Group, Inc.; Direct Holdings Americas, Inc; DoD Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA); Dogtail Solutions, LLC; Dominion Electric Supply Company Inc.; Drees Homes; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Dulles Insurance; E-site Marketing L.L.C.; EDS; EMG; EMSolutions, Inc; ENSCO, Inc.; ESRI; Eastern Research Group; Edward Jones; Embassy of Japan; Enterprise Rent-a-Car; Entrepreneurs' Organization; Envision EMI; Ernst & Young; ExcelaCom, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corporation; eTeam; FAXPLUS, INC; Fairfax County Government; Fairfax Symphony Orchestra; Families United for Restoration; Family Lender, Inc.; Fannie Mae; Fastenal Company; Fauquier Hospital; FedBid, Inc.; Federal Government; Federal Reserve Board; Fedex Ground; First American Federal Solutions; First Command Financial Planning; First Investors Corporation; Focal Point Radio; Fort Belvoir Child and Youth Services; Foundation for Individual Rights in Education; Frank & Company, pc; Fund for Public Interest Research; G3 Technologies; GEICO Direct; GMMB; GMU-Mason Enterprise Center; GTSI Corp.; Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman; General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems; GeoEye; George Mason University; George Mason University Police; Getronics; Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital; Goldklang, Cavanaugh & Associates, P.C.; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Grant Thornton LLP; Graydon Manor; Greenspring Village; Grossberg Company LLP; Group W Inc.; HNTB Corporation; Halt, Buzas & Powell LLP; Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A.; Harris Corporation; Hertz Equipment Rental; High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTI); Horace Mann Insurance Company; Hughes Network Systems; IBM Business Consulting Services; ICF Consulting; ICF International; IMC, Inc.; ITT Technical Institute; ITT-Advanced Engineering & Sciences; IceWeb, Inc.; IntelliDyne, LLC; Intuit; Islamic Saudi Academy; JBISoft, Inc; Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia; John Hancock Financial Services; Johnston McLamb; Joint Research and Development Inc.; KPMG LLP; Kastle Systems LLC; Kaztronix, LLC; Kearney and Company; Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR); Kforce Professional Staffing; Kiewit Federal Group; Kimley-Horn and Associates; Knowledge Learning Corporation; Kohl's Department Stores; Kositzka, Wicks and Company; Kroll; Kumon Math & Reading; L-3 Communication Systems East; L3 Communications Government Services Inc.; L3 Communications/Titan; Lane Construction Corporation; Langan Associates, PC; Larson Allen Weishart & Company; LeadAmerica; Levick Strategic Communications; Liberty's Promise; Library of Congress; List Innovative Solutions; Loan To Learn, an EduCap Inc. Program; Lockheed Martin; Lord Fairfax Community College; Loudoun County Public Schools; Loudoun County Sheriff's Office; i411; M.C. Dean, Inc.; MAXjet Airways, Inc.; MBA Management; MacNair Travel Management / American Express; Management Systems Designers, INC (MSD); Manhattan Associates, Inc.; Mantas, Inc.; Mantech Information Systems & Technology; Mar-Lu-Ridge; Marshall Chawla & Associates; Maxim Healthcare Services; Mc4 Software L.L.C.; McFadyen Consulting Group Inc.; McGladrey and Pullen LLP; McQuade Brennan, LLP; MedStar Research Institute; Media Research Center; Mediatech, Inc; Meridian Knowledge Solutions, Inc (KSI); Metavante; Metron Inc.; Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; Michael Baker Corporation; MicroStrategy Inc; Micron Technology; Midwest Research Institute; Miller Consulting Group; Missile Defense Agency; Mobilvox, Inc.; Montgomery County Department of Police; Montgomery County Public Schools; Monumental Life; Moore Wallace (An RR Donnelley Company); Morgan Franklin Corporation; Mosaic Tile Company; NAVAIR; NAVFAC Washington; NVR, Inc.; National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA); National Biosafety & Biocontainment Training Program; National Datacare Corporation; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); National Museum of the American Indian; National Public Radio; National Student Clearinghouse; National Wildlife Federation; Nationstar Mortgage; Naval Audit Service; Naval Facilities Engineering Command; Naval Research Laboratory; Naval Sea Systems Command; Navy Crane Center; Navy Engineering Logistics Office; Navy, U.S. Department; New Hope Housing, Inc.; New York Life; Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate; Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge; Nortel Government Solutions; North American Family Institute; Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA); Northern Virginia Mediation Service; Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute; Northrop Grumman Corporation; Northrop Grumman Information Technology; Northstar Express; Northwest Airlines; Northwest Federal Credit Union; Northwestern Mutual Financial Network; OMNIPLEX World Services Corporation; OPM, Federal Investigative Services; On Assignment Lab Support; Openwave Systems; Orchid Technologies & Management; Our Daily Bread; Ourisman Fairfax/Chantilly Toyota; Overture Technologies, Inc.; PANAMERICA COMPUTERS INC; PETSMART; PJ Dick Incorporated; PNC Bank; PWC Parks Authority; Peace Corps; Pearson Education; Penguin Services Group, Inc; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Perceptronics Solutions, Inc.; Precipia Systems Inc.; Premier Aquatics; Premier Financial; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Prince William County; Prince William County Police; Progressive Insurance; Public Broadcasting Service (PBS); REI Systems Inc; RSM McGladrey/ McGladrey & Pullen; RTEC Services LLC; Raffa, PC; Randstad North America; Raytheon Company; Red River Computer Company; Rehabilitation Equipment Professionals; Reico Kitchen & Bath; Resolvit Resources, LLC; Responsible Outgoing College Students (ROCS, Inc.); Reston Interfaith; Reznick Group; Rinker Design Associates; Robbins-Gioia, LLC; Robert Half International; Round House Theatre; Rubino & McGeehin; Ryan, Sharkey & Crutchfield, LLP; S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.; SGI; SMR Inc; SPARKS; SPAWAR Systems Center; SRI International; SWIFT; Sage Software; Salter & Company, PLLC, CPA's; Santos, Postal & Company; Science Application International Corporation (SAIC); Scottrade, Inc.; Security Associates; Serco, Inc.; Shakespeare Theater; Sherwin-Williams Company; Siteworx; SmithBucklin Corporation; Snyder Cohn Collyer; So-Deep, Inc.; Social Security Administration; Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); Solomon Edwards Group; Spider Strategies; St. Paul Travelers; St. Vincent Pallotti Center; State Industrial Products; Stein Financial Group, LLC; Strategic Analysis, Inc.; Strategic Management Systems, Inc.; Structural Group; Suburban Hospital; Sughrue Mion PLLC; Sun Microsystems, Inc; SunTrust Bank, Inc.; Supreme Court of the United States, Police; Swart, Lalande & Associates PC; Synergy One (Federal Credit Union); SysMind LLC; TCS Translations; TEKSystems Inc; TW Perry; Tandberg USA; Target Corporation; Teach For America; Team Technology; Tech USA; Tellabs Inc; Temporary Solutions Inc.; TerpSys; The Aerospace Corporation; The Boeing Company; The Boyd School; The Hertz Corporation; The MITRE Corporation; The National Foundation for Alternative Medicine; The Princeton Review; The Salvation Army/University View Child Care Center; The ServiceSource Network; The Virginian; The Washington Opera; Thompson, Greenspon, & Company; Thompson, Hughes & Trollinger P.L.L.C.; Thos. Somerville Company; Tradesmen International; Trak Services; Trak-Tech Corporation; Travelers Insurance; TriTek Solutions, Inc.; Tristate Mortgage; Turner Construction; URS Corporation; USA Today; Uniglobal Pension Planning, Inc.; United Parcel Service (UPS); Up with People; 3H Technology; VA Dept. of Transportation; Vanasse Hangen Brustlin; Vecinos Unidos/Neighbors United; Vedicsoft Solutions Inc; VeriSign, Inc; Virginia Department of Taxation; Visions in Action; Voxant; Washington Headquarters Services; Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company, L.L.C.; Watson Wyatt & Company; We Care America; Wesley Housing Development Corporation; White Oak Technologies, Inc.; White Oak Technologies, Inc.; William H. Gordon Associates, Inc.; Williams, Adley & Company, LLP; Wolf Trap Foundation; Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP; Wolseley North America (formerly Ferguson Enterprises); Women for Women International; XM Satellite Radio; XO Communications; YMCA of Metropolitan Washington; Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C.

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

1,536,676

Number of current serial subscriptions:

23,633

Number of microforms:

2,989,695

Number of audiovisual materials:

37,924

Number of E-books:

77,484

Additional library facilities:

University Libraries: Fenwick Library ( Special Collections & Archives, Government Documents/Maps Collection); Johnson Center Library, Arlington Campus Library, Mercer Library ( Prince William Campus); School of Law Library

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Center For the Arts, Patriot Center

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

Yes

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

1,504

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

212

In classrooms:

661

In computer labs:

0

Elsewhere in the school/university:

150

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

7,000

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

Microsoft Windows

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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