The university is of Land-grant,Flagship type . The former name of Auburn University was North Carolina State College (1918–1962),Georgetown College (1789–1814),Alabama Polytechnic Institute (1899–1960) . There are 16671 postgraduate students in Auburn University . Auburn University has 1238 academic staff . Auburn University was established in 1766 . Auburn University has Vires, Artes, Mores as their motto . The location of this university is Coordinates: 29°38′54″N 82°20′58″W / 29.64833°N 82.34944°W / 29.64833; -82.34944,New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland . burnt orange,navy blue,black are the colors of this university . 7.46 km2,2,110 acres is the campus of this university . The president of this university is Robert L. Barchi . The university was endowed $4.33 billion . Harry the Husky,and Dubs (live Husky) is the mascot of Auburn University . There are 32594 undergraduate students in Auburn University . There are 34262 students in Auburn University . The nicknames of the students from this university are Seawolves . Auburn University has 6556 administrative staff . Auburn University has NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC,MAISA (sailing),NCAA Division I – SEC,NCAA Division I –  ACC sport affiliations . Sally McRorie is the second in head after the president of this university . www.rse.org.uk is this college's website . The academic affiliations of Auburn University is University Global Partnership Network
Auburn University is not a state-funded university