George Mason University vs University of North Texas

With campuses and sites reaching across Virginia and beyond, George Mason University has a sizable regional presence and a global reach. University campuses are Fairfax campus (main), Mason Square, Science and Technology campus and a campus in Korea.

The main campus is located in Denton, TX, part of the largest metropolitan area in Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth. The campus is 1,200 acres, including the main campus north of I-35E, the Eagle point athletic complex south of I-35E, and Discovery Park, a research campus located between state highways 77 and 380.

• The university has 500+ Clubs. More than 1,000s of Events are held on campus for the students. 
• Convenience and selection are a winning combination at the official George Mason University bookstore.
• Don't let the name fool you; it's more than a place to buy, rent, and sell textbooks.
• You'll find unique gifts, school supplies, computers, electronics, décor, and everything you need to be dressed head-to-toe in Patriot Pride. University physicians and nurse practitioners provide easily accessible health care in a comforting and confidential environment.
• University provides various sporting opportunirties starting with 22 men’s and women’s NCAA Division I athletic teams, part of the elite Atlantic 10 Conference.
• Paint your face green and gold and cheer until you’re hoarse at a men’s basketball game at the Patriot Center. There are also plenty of opportunities to play on a team through intramural and club sports.

There's more to university life than going to class, studying at the library, excelling at a project, or acing tests. Students must also enjoy coffee meet-ups, art exhibits, theatre shows, finding the best pizza on campus, or joining in on a game with the “Mean Green Dodgeball Club” at the University of North Texas. The possibilities to learn interesting new things are as limitless as a student’s potential at UNT.

To help students relish their lives on campus, UNT offers many facilities. For example, the university has more than five hundred student organisations, counting 40+ societies/ alliances and 100+ academic honour societies. In addition, the campus has a bright student body comprising 32 new National Merit Finalists, 89 Terry Scholars, and 1,700 Honors College students. Its other initiatives to help students experience an impressive and comfortable stay are: 

• Involvement Advertising: Involvement Advising is an opportunity for the students to meet (either in-person or virtually) with a Campus Life Ambassador (CLA) to learn about their interests and steps to getting involved on campus. UTL’s CLAs, who are students themselves, advise the new students on how to get involved in the 450+ student organisations and other co-curricular opportunities.
• UPC Virtual Programs and Activities: With this service, the students can attend various events like Nightime Tunes, Starwar Bingo, Upcinema: Ponyo, Sitcom Trivia, etc. 
• Virtual Fraternity and Sorority Life Meetings
• Bee Campus Virtual Tour
• Student Organisation Leader Development (SOLD), Virtual Resources
• Virtual Student Activities

• Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, President of Puntland and Prime Minister of Somalia
• Bryon Allen (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Anousheh Ansari, Iranian-American engineer, co-founder of Prodea Systems and the first Muslim woman in space
• Justin Bour, former Major League Baseball player
• Callie Brownson, American football coach[

• Stone Cold Steve Austin, wrestler
• Bill Bishop, NFL defensive tackle
• Bruce Chambers, former Texas Longhorns football assistant coach 
• Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs since 29 April 2015. He was the former ambassador to Washington, former adviser to the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia
• Dick Armey, former Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Texas District 26, which includes UNT, former economics professor and department chair at UNT