George Mason University is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father of the United States.
Former names: Northern Virginia University Center of the University of Virginia (1949–1956) · University College of the University of Virginia (1956–1959) · George Mason College of the University of Virginia (1959–1972)