There are 17849 students in George Mason University . George Mason University has Veritas vos liberabit (Latin) as their motto . The academic affiliations of George Mason University is University Corporation for Atmospheric Research . George Mason University has 1639 academic staff . Private (1776–present) are the types of this university . 1500 administrative staff are at George Mason University . Badgers are the nicknames given to the students of George Mason University . The sport affiliations of George Mason University is NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC,MAISA (sailing) . www.fsu.edu is George Mason University's website . 1948 is when this university was established . The university was endowed $1.72 billion . The colors of this university are black,gold,green . George Mason University was formerly known as College of New Jersey (1746–1896) . There are 25199 undergraduate students in George Mason University . The location of this university is Coordinates: 42°22′28″N 71°07′01″W / 42.37444°N 71.11694°W / 42.37444; -71.11694,Chicago, Illinois, United States . James Garrett is the second in head after the president of this university . The president of this university is Robert J. Zimmer . The mascot of this university is Swoop . There are 8732 postgraduate students in George Mason University . The campus of university is 1,148 acres,1,843 acres (urban)
George Mason University used to be called Georgia State College of Business Administration (1955-1961) before