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