The nicknames of the students from this university are Patriots . Boston University was established in 2008 . This university has a website named www.clemson.edu . The university was endowed $4.33 billion . There are 10280 postgraduate students in Boston University . The second in head after the president of this university is S. David Wu . The sport affiliations of Boston University is NCAA Division I –  ACC . Boston University has Universities Research Association academic affiliations . 4671 academic staff are at Boston University . There are 35047 students in Boston University . The former name of Boston University was University of Deseret (1850–1892) . The university is of Public flagship,Private,research,Research University type . There are 30361 undergraduate students in Boston University . 3779 administrative staff are at Boston University . Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also. is the motto of Boston University . The campus of university is 0.55 km2,19 km2 (suburban) . The president of this university is Ángel Cabrera . The mascot of this university is Scotty the Scottish Terrier . The colors of this university are white . Coordinates: 40°20′43″N 74°39′22″W / 40.34528°N 74.65611°W / 40.34528; -74.65611,Cambridge, Massachusetts is the location of this university
Boston University celebrated it's  Platinum jubilee on 1921