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Institution (also known as George Mason University, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area located in Fairfax County, Virginia. The institution was initially established in 1949 as a regional outpost of the University of Virginia serving Northern Virginia. It was given the George Mason name in 1959 and converted to an independent university in 1972. Since then, the institution has expanded to become the largest public university in Virginia. In addition to having a campus in Incheon, South Korea, Mason also runs four campuses in Virginia: Fairfax, Arlington, Front Royal, and Prince William. Fairfax is home to the main campus.

The institution is categorised as one of the "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very High Research Activity" institutions. James M. Buchanan and Vernon L. Smith, two academics who worked at George Mason University, both received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics when they were there.

On the Fairfax campus lies EagleBank Arena, a 10,000-seat arena and concert venue run by the university. In addition to 41 fraternities and sororities, the university recognises 500 student organisations.

Campuses

In the United States, George Mason University has four campuses, all of which are located in Virginia. One is in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, while the other three are in the suburbs of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region in Northern Virginia. Incheon's Songdo International Business District is home to the university's only campus in South Korea. Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, was home to the university's campus between 2005 and 2009. The Smithsonian Institution works with the Blue Ridge campus, which is located near Front Royal.