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 . www.gatech.edu is George Mason University's website . Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) is the mascot of George Mason University . The university was endowed $233.9 million . Freedom and Learning,"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie),Let knowledge grow from more is the motto of George Mason University . There are 44413 students in George Mason University . The academic affiliations of George Mason University is CDIO . The colors of this university are garnet,green . The second in head after the president of this university is Mark Richards . The university was established in 1889 . There are 1113 undergraduate students in George Mason University . 1,148 acres,19 km2 (urban) is the campus of this university . Lions are the nicknames given to the students of George Mason University . George Mason University was formerly known as Carnegie Mellon University (1988–present) . George Mason University has 1391 academic staff . Private university are the types of this university . There are 10159 postgraduate students in George Mason University . George Mason University has 6773 administrative staff . The president of this university is John E. Thrasher . The sport affiliations of George Mason University is NCAA Division I – Conference USA
8893 employees manage 11881 students