Facilities
Hands-on learning is more than just a catch phrase for Mason student scientists.
The college offers many innovative learning environments that immerse students in their field of study, from biohazard research labs to crime scene houses.
Mason's Campuses
Fairfax Campus
The Fairfax Campus location, Mason's original campus, is the principal center for undergraduate studies, with residence halls that house more than 6,000 of our 37,000-plus students. The campus, on 677 wooded acres within 25 minutes of downtown Washington, D.C., offers academic programs in nine colleges and schools:
Science and Technology Campus
The Science and Technology Campus, formerly known as the Prince William Campus, was established in Manassas, Virginia, in 1997. This campus provides convenient university access for citizens of Prince William, Fauquier, and western Fairfax counties; the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, and adjoining areas to the west and south. The campus is often referred to as SciTech.
Arlington Campus
George Mason University’s Arlington Campus is located in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington County. The Arlington Campus hosts the Antonin Scalia Law School, the Schar School of Policy and Government, the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, programs in Arts Management and the School of Business, and continuing professional education through Mason’s Executive and Professional Education. Most of the programs offered are at the graduate and professional levels.
Forensic Science facilities
Crime Scene House
The Crime Science House Laboratory offers real-life experience for forensic science students to immerse themselves in evidence collection from a variety of authentic mock crime scenes. Both graduate and undergraduate students practice processing evidence in the Crime Scene House Laboratory.
DNA Lab
A Mason laboratory dedicated to DNA analysis where students evaluate methods for the analysis of low level and low quality DNA samples to analyze and evaluate DNA profiles.
FARO Forensic Lab
A first of-its-kind partnership, FARO is an industry leader in high-tech 3D measurement. FARO lends their state-of-the-art equipment for use by students in training. As part of the FARO partnership, Mason now offers a dedicated FARO Forensic 3D Documentation course.
Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory
A five-acre facility on the Science and Technology Campus, the Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory (FSRTL) is the eighth location in the world capable of performing transformative outdoor research in forensic science using human donors. The facility offers a unique learning experience for cutting-edge forensic science research pertinent to the criminal justice system. The lab received its first anatomical donations in May 2024.
