Housing and Residence Life

Moving to college is an exciting time, full of mixed emotions. It will certainly be one of the most memorable days of your college career and perhaps your life. George Mason University’s Housing and Residence Life staff have put together a few pointers to set your expectations and help you understand the move-in process.

The Student Apartments, Mason's first on-campus housing, opened in October 1977 and housed 498 students.

With thousands of people and countless opportunities, there’s a lot to take in at Virginia’s largest public research university. To help George Mason University students find community and boost their on-campus experience, Housing and Residence Life created Learning Communities (LC), where students with common interests live and learn together during the academic year.

Democracy Lab is one of the newest LCs. More than 60 freshmen from the Schar School of Policy and Government are enrolled for its inaugural year.

Aysha Puhl, associate director for George Mason University’s residential student education and engagement, can’t wait to have more students back on campus.