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Tuition & Financial Assistance

The George Mason School of Public Policy is able to provide you with a top quality education at an affordable cost.  Tuition is set each year in May by George Mason's Board of Visitors.  For information on tuition and payment options, please contact the University Student Accounts Office.

There are various opportunities to help finance your SPP education.  Please click on the links at the left to find out more specific information about these financial assistance options.


Reflecting Mason's diversity, the School of Public Policy's student body comes from numerous countries including Argentina, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iraq, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, and Venezuela.

Students are taught by a world-renowned faculty who are leading researchers in their field as well as top-notch practitioners in the world of public policy.

Each year, the Graduate Admissions Office recruits students from a wide geographic pool, traveling to at least 15 different states and multiple countries to attract the best and brightest applicants.

SPP students experience a first-class education at a very competitive cost.