There are 44413 students in George Mason University . George Mason University has 1391 academic staff . Mark Richards is the second in head after the president of this university . The nicknames of the students from this university are Lions . The colors of this university are garnet,green . The sport affiliations of George Mason University is NCAA Division I – Conference USA . George Mason University was formerly known as Carnegie Mellon University (1988–present) . 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 . George Mason University has 6773 administrative staff . There are 1113 undergraduate students in George Mason University . The campus of university is 1,148 acres,19 km2 (urban) . The mascot of this university is Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) . The academic affiliations of George Mason University is CDIO . The university is of Private university type . 1889 is when this university was established . George Mason University has Freedom and Learning,"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie),Let knowledge grow from more as their motto . There are 10159 postgraduate students in George Mason University . www.gatech.edu is George Mason University's website . John E. Thrasher is the president of this university . $233.9 million was endowed to George Mason University
George Mason University celebrated it's  Platinum jubilee on 1921