North Carolina State University has NCAA Division I FBS – ACC,NCAA Division I – SEC sport affiliations . North Carolina State University has 961 administrative staff . 8231 academic staff are at North Carolina State University . Oski the Bear is the mascot of North Carolina State University . Robert H. Jones is the second in head after the president of this university . Coordinates: 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W / 40.80750; -73.96194,Chicago, Illinois, United States is the location of this university . The university is of Private research university,Sea-grant,Private,Public engineering school,Charitable organization and Support group type . The former name of North Carolina State University was North Carolina State College (1918–1962),Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (1947-1955) . Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also. is the motto of North Carolina State University . The university was established in 1861 . There are 917 postgraduate students in North Carolina State University . www.bu.edu is this college's website . There are 26402 students in North Carolina State University . The colors of this university are red . The university was endowed $3.64 billion . There are 4179 undergraduate students in North Carolina State University . John E. Thrasher is the president of this university . The nicknames of the students from this university are Panthers . The campus of university is 2,110 acres,1,843 acres (suburban) . North Carolina State University has Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities academic affiliations
North Carolina State University celebrated it's  Quasquicentennial jubilee on 1994