Robert H. Jones is the second in head after the president of this university . The academic affiliations of North Carolina State University is Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities . The campus of university is 2,110 acres,1,843 acres (suburban) . The nicknames of the students from this university are Panthers . 961 administrative staff are at North Carolina State University . The university is of Private research university,Sea-grant,Private,Public engineering school,Charitable organization and Support group type . Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also. is the motto of North Carolina State University . There are 26402 students in North Carolina State University . The colors of this university are red . The location of this university is Coordinates: 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W / 40.80750; -73.96194,Chicago, Illinois, United States . There are 4179 undergraduate students in North Carolina State University . Oski the Bear is the mascot of North Carolina State University . The former name of North Carolina State University was North Carolina State College (1918–1962),Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (1947-1955) . There are 917 postgraduate students in North Carolina State University . John E. Thrasher is the president of this university . 8231 academic staff are at North Carolina State University . The university was established in 1861 . The university was endowed $3.64 billion . North Carolina State University has NCAA Division I FBS – ACC,NCAA Division I – SEC sport affiliations . www.bu.edu is North Carolina State University's website
North Carolina State University is not a state-funded university