The mascot of this university is Aubie the Tiger . Big Red are the nicknames given to the students of Boston University . The sport affiliations of Boston University is NCAA Division I – SEC . Strength, Skill, Character (Latin) is the motto of Boston University . The university is of research type . Boston University was formerly known as Carnegie Technical Schools (1900–1912) . The colors of this university are white,orange,scarlet,red . There are 5615 undergraduate students in Boston University . The academic affiliations of Boston University is Southeastern Universities Research Association,AAU URA AICUM NAICU IAMSCU,Utah System of Higher Education,APLU . Michael Kotlikoff is the second in head after the president of this university . There are 16446 students in Boston University . The university was endowed $1.220 billion . 0.55 km2,1.21 km2 (suburban) is the campus of this university . There are 12855 postgraduate students in Boston University . The university was established in 1948 . Martha E. Pollack is the president of this university . Boston University has 17498 administrative staff . This college has a website named georgetown.edu . Boston University has 603 academic staff . The location of this university is Coordinates: 23°12′56″N 77°24′29.86″E / 23.21556°N 77.4082944°E / 23.21556; 77.4082944,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Boston University celebrated it's  Gold jubilee on 1963