The second in head after the president of this university is Robert H. Jones . www.bu.edu is North Carolina State University's website . red are the colors of this university . 2,110 acres,1,843 acres (suburban) is the campus of this university . Panthers are the nicknames given to the students of North Carolina State University . There are 26402 students in North Carolina State University . North Carolina State University has 8231 academic staff . Coordinates: 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W / 40.80750; -73.96194,Chicago, Illinois, United States is the location of this university . North Carolina State University was established in 1861 . The former name of North Carolina State University was North Carolina State College (1918–1962),Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (1947-1955) . $3.64 billion was endowed to North Carolina State University . John E. Thrasher is the president of this university . Private research university,Sea-grant,Private,Public engineering school,Charitable organization and Support group are the types of this university . The mascot of this university is Oski the Bear . North Carolina State University has Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities academic affiliations . North Carolina State University has Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also. as their motto . There are 4179 undergraduate students in North Carolina State University . The sport affiliations of North Carolina State University is NCAA Division I FBS – ACC,NCAA Division I – SEC . 961 administrative staff are at North Carolina State University . There are 917 postgraduate students in North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University used to be called North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1887–1918) before