11,415 students graduated from George Mason University at the end of the Spring 2025 semester, a record for the school. An additional 531 certificates were awarded, bringing the number of students honored by Mason during its university-wide commencement ceremony on May 15 to 12,106.
The number of graduating students is an increase from last year, as 10,242 graduated at the end of the Spring 2024 semester, with 646 certificates being awarded.
Of note, Class of 2025 graduate Yevin Nikhel Goonatilake made history as the youngest person to earn a master’s degree from George Mason University at the age of 16. This achievement followed his earlier milestone in December 2024, when he became the university’s youngest bachelor’s degree graduate with a perfect 4.0 GPA at just 15 years old.
In addition to the university-wide commencement, graduates were honored by the specific college they graduated from. Degree Celebrations lasted from May 14 to May 17, with each of Mason’s ten colleges celebrating their graduates.
The College of Engineering and Computing held two Degree Celebrations, as the information technology and computer science majors were in the top five most common majors among undergraduates.
In total, 6,875 undergraduates were honored, as well as 3,975 graduate students and 400 earning their doctorate. Additionally, 165 graduated from the Antonin Scalia Law School.
The school’s new record could be broken next year, as enrollment continues to rise. Mason’s Class of 2026 was the school’s largest freshman class in their history when they arrived in 2022, at around 4,200 students. The Class of 2028 was even larger when they arrived, at over 4,600.
This record number comes at a time of uncertainty for Mason. University President Gregory Washington announced during the school’s May 1 Board of Visitors meeting that graduate enrollment was slipping, attributing it to factors such as uncertainty with the federal government and the Department of Education as well as the revoking of visas to 15 Mason students earlier in the semester.
