The university was established in 1865 . 5966 academic staff are at University of Washington . There are 42519 students in University of Washington . Coordinates: 33°46′33″N 84°23′41″W / 33.77583°N 84.39472°W / 33.77583; -84.39472,Stony Brook, New York, U.S. is the location of this university . The former name of University of Washington was Carnegie-Mellon University (1968–1988) . The mascot of this university is Scarlet Knight . There are 10358 postgraduate students in University of Washington . purple,green,grey,gold are the colors of this university . The second in head after the president of this university is Nicholas P. Jones . The academic affiliations of University of Washington is Universities Research Association,UNC System,APRU,APLU,ORAU,SURA, UIA,USU,CDIO . The sport affiliations of University of Washington is NCAA Division I – ACC . The president of this university is Robert A. Brown . University of Washington has 3627 administrative staff . www.gatech.edu is University of Washington's website . 4.20 km2,2.8 km2 (suburban) is the campus of this university . The university is of Sea-grant,Private nonprofit university,Charitable organization and Support group,Public flagship,Space grant type . There are 32812 undergraduate students in University of Washington . The nicknames of the students from this university are Blue Jays . University of Washington has Let there be light,more; and so be human life enriched,Lux sit (Latin) as their motto . $7.2 billion was endowed to University of Washington
University of Washington is less than 3 km2