Alternatives and competitors
Sites like George Mason University
The 20 closest public research university alternatives to George Mason University, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 18 technologies behind it.
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01 · Entity
About George Mason University
George Mason University gmu.edu
A Top 50 Public R1 Research University | George Mason University
George Mason University has become Virginia’s largest, most diverse, and highest-ranked university for innovation by rejecting the traditional university model of exclusivity. We proudly admit every student who is academically ready for our top-tier research environment while achieving graduation rates that surpass the national norm.
Wikidata: public liberal arts and research university in Fairfax County, Virginia
Summary by Claude
George Mason University is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs across engineering, sciences, humanities and other fields, along with research centers and athletics.
- Who it’s for
- Prospective and current students, faculty, alumni, researchers
- Business model
- Tuition, state funding, research grants
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to George Mason University’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to George Mason University
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to George Mason University, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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private university in Washington, D.C., USA
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The University of Virginia
Experience vibrant student life, unparalleled academic excellence, and the unique culture that makes UVA stand out.
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Top 100 University | University of Groningen
The University of Groningen has a high reputation for academic teaching and research and a large international network and offers degree programmes at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels in virtually every field.
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Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
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UGA
public university located in Athens, Georgia, United States
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Home | Virginia Tech
public university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia
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Homepage | Boston University
Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.
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Washington State University | Washington State University
Washington State University —WSU is a top research university dedicated to solving problems and improving lives 6 campuses11 academic collegesExtension offices in all 39 Washington counties and on the Colville Reservation4 research and extension centers What's Happening At WSU A new approach to climatechange adaptation Communities on the frontlines of climate changeshould take the lead
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Georgetown University in Washington DC
private university in Washington, D.C., United States
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Duke University - Fueled by creativity, informed by scholarship
Fueled by creativity, informed by scholarship
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public university based in Melbourne, Australia
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University of Warwick - Study at a top 10 UK University
Discover study and research excellence at University of Warwick, a leading UK university with top-ranked courses, facilities, and global opportunities.
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Purdue University
Purdue University is a world-renowned, public research university that advances discoveries in science, technology, engineering and math.
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The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is the UK’s largest single-site university and a Russell Group member, known for research excellence and a diverse student community.
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University of Vienna – study, research, live in Vienna
With more than 90,000 students, the University of Vienna is one of the largest universities in Europe. Discover our diverse range of degree programmes, excellent research and vibrant university life in the heart of Vienna.
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New York University
There's nothing like a crisp autumn day in New York to put a spring in your step, and at all of NYU's campuses and global sites, the fall presents an opportunity for renewed focus. That's something we're leaning into as a community through the NYU IRL initiative, which challenges us all to reclaim our time and attention so we can concentrate on what matters most. What will we notice when we look up from our devices? Here's to less checking and more connecting, to less following and more wandering.
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University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a large UK higher education institution and part of the Russell Group of leading universities.
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Explore the home of the Jayhawks | The University of Kansas
Excellence in academics and research at the University of Kansas powers the state and transforms the world.
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Home - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to gmu.edu’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones George Mason University uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What George Mason University is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- Drupal header x-generator: Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
- CSS & UI
- Font Awesome asset https://www.gmu.edu/libraries/fontawesome/js/all.min.js?v=6.4.0
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Figtree:ital,wght@0,300..900;1,300..900&display=…
- Marketing automation
- Mailchimp TXT v=spf1 ip4:129.174.7.212 include:servers.mcsv.net include:spf.protect…
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust page source: otSDKStub
- Security
- Sucuri header x-sucuri-id: 15017
- CDN
- Hosting
- Pantheon header x-pantheon-styx-hostname: styx-us-a-684cbff7d7-5hdrk
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by Drupal (header x-generator: Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org))
- Video
- YouTube embeds page source: youtube.com/embed/
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 ip4:129.174.7.212 include:servers.mcsv.net include:spf.protect…
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=dea1df01-b37e-4954-952b-d2ea559cc824
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=/KdHCf7vz4R/YQyV/5mH9epGvDeqxIkfl51Xzx8…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=_Skx3UdEaDozIeqzD-C9AwVx5sRr1NI8IXfyaTd6moo
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=3m35a8tsb2a67nl9a6wd7ayu24hb4e
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_Kw0cujPQa30CalZfL5WX5R
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What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Atlassian 18/20
- Google Search Console 18/20
- Microsoft 365 17/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on gmu.edu 14/20
- Adobe 13/20
- Apple Business · not on gmu.edu 13/20
- Brevo · not on gmu.edu 11/20
- PHP 11/20
- OpenAI · not on gmu.edu 8/20
- DocuSign · not on gmu.edu 7/20
- jQuery · not on gmu.edu 7/20
- Adobe Fonts · not on gmu.edu 6/20
- Font Awesome 6/20
- nginx · not on gmu.edu 6/20
- WordPress · not on gmu.edu 6/20
- Google Workspace · not on gmu.edu 5/20