$1.72 billion was endowed to George Mason University . Private (1776–present) are the types of this university . The campus of university is 1,148 acres,1,843 acres (urban) . The mascot of this university is Swoop . The academic affiliations of George Mason University is University Corporation for Atmospheric Research . There are 25199 undergraduate students in George Mason University . The former name of George Mason University was College of New Jersey (1746–1896) . George Mason University has NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC,MAISA (sailing) sport affiliations . The second in head after the president of this university is James Garrett . Coordinates: 42°22′28″N 71°07′01″W / 42.37444°N 71.11694°W / 42.37444; -71.11694,Chicago, Illinois, United States is the location of this university . The president of this university is Robert J. Zimmer . 1639 academic staff are at George Mason University . 1500 administrative staff are at George Mason University . black,gold,green are the colors of this university . George Mason University has Veritas vos liberabit (Latin) as their motto . There are 17849 students in George Mason University . Badgers are the nicknames given to the students of George Mason University . There are 8732 postgraduate students in George Mason University . www.fsu.edu is George Mason University's website . The university was established in 1948
The size of George Mason University is 0.55 km2