George Mason University (also known as GMU or Mason) is a public university in Fairfax, Virginia.
The university has about 32,562 students. It was founded in 1957. The current president of the university is Alan G. Merten.
The athletics teams of the university are called the Patriots. They have 22 varsity teams, most of which compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10). Mason has different conference memberships in two sports that the A10 does not sponsor. The men's volleyball team plays in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, and the wrestling team is a member of the Eastern Wrestling League.
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