George Mason University

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  • Extension center changes into University College

    The extension center from the University of Virginia changes into University College (later to become George Mason University).
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    George Mason University Timeline

  • Classes start at University College

    Seventeen freshmen students attended classes at University College in a small renovated elementary school building in Bailey's Crossroads starting in September 1957

  • University College becomes George Mason College

    George Mason College decal

  • George Mason College of the University of Virginia becomes permanent name

    The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia select a permanent name for the college: George Mason College of the University of Virginia.

  • Construction for the Fairfax Campus began in 1962

  • New Campus welcomes students

    In the Fall of 1964 the new campus welcomed 356 students.

  • George Mason College becomes a degree-granting institution

  • George Mason College separates from the University of Virginia

    George Mason College separates from the University of Virginia

    George Mason College becomes George Mason University. George Mason College separates from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville and is renamed George Mason University.

  • Enrollment reaches 10,767

  • Mason acquires School of Law and the new Arlington campus

  • Enrollment reaches 24,368

  • University hosted the World Congress of Information Technology (WCIT)

  • Nobel Prize-winning faculty member

    Mason celebrates a second Nobel Prize-winning faculty member

  • Enrollment increases to approximately 33,000 in Spring Semester

    Enrollment increased from just over 24,000 students in 1996 to approximately 33,000 during the spring semester of 2012, making George Mason Virginia's largest public university and gained prominence at the national level.

  • Dr. Ángel Cabrera officially takes office

  • Mason joins the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)

    Mason began competition in the A-10 during the 2013–2014 academic year, and Mason's association with the institutions that comprise the A-10 started a new chapter in Mason athletics, academics, and other aspects of university life.