The university was endowed $1.72 billion . There are 25199 undergraduate students in George Mason University . Private (1776–present) are the types of this university . George Mason University was formerly known as College of New Jersey (1746–1896) . The campus of university is 1,148 acres,1,843 acres (urban) . The university was established in 1948 . Veritas vos liberabit (Latin) is the motto of George Mason University . The president of this university is Robert J. Zimmer . The colors of this university are black,gold,green . Badgers are the nicknames given to the students of George Mason University . George Mason University has University Corporation for Atmospheric Research academic affiliations . There are 17849 students in George Mason University . www.fsu.edu is George Mason University's website . George Mason University has 1500 administrative staff . The mascot of this university is Swoop . George Mason University has 1639 academic staff . 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 second in head after the president of this university is James Garrett . The sport affiliations of George Mason University is NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC,MAISA (sailing) . There are 8732 postgraduate students in George Mason University
George Mason University was previously called as Georgia State College of Business Administration (1955-1961)