Mark Richards is the second in head after the president of this university . The university is of Private university type . The university was endowed $233.9 million . George Mason University was formerly known as Carnegie Mellon University (1988–present) . John E. Thrasher is the president of this university . 1,148 acres,19 km2 (urban) is the campus of this university . George Mason University has 6773 administrative staff . Freedom and Learning,"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie),Let knowledge grow from more is the motto of George Mason University . The university was established in 1889 . Coordinates: 38°54′26″N 77°4′22″W / 38.90722°N 77.07278°W / 38.90722; -77.07278,Evanston, Illinois, U.S. is the location of this university . There are 10159 postgraduate students in George Mason University . There are 44413 students in George Mason University . George Mason University has NCAA Division I – Conference USA sport affiliations . The colors of this university are garnet,green . George Mason University has 1391 academic staff . This college has a website named www.gatech.edu . There are 1113 undergraduate students in George Mason University . Lions are the nicknames given to the students of George Mason University . The academic affiliations of George Mason University is CDIO . Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) is the mascot of George Mason University
There are 1391 full time employees in the university