The nicknames of the students from this university are Tartans . The campus of university is 4.20 km2,87.8 ha (urban) . The president of this university is Mark B. Rosenberg . $3.407 billion was endowed to Stony Brook University . Stony Brook University has The Truth Will Set You Free as their motto . The former name of Stony Brook University was Georgetown College (1789–1814) . There are 56 postgraduate students in Stony Brook University . Coordinates: 42°22′28″N 71°07′01″W / 42.37444°N 71.11694°W / 42.37444; -71.11694,Boston, Massachusetts, United States is the location of this university . red are the colors of this university . Private Roman Catholic Research Non-profit Coeducational Higher education institution,Public flagship,Research university,Public university are the types of this university . The second in head after the president of this university is Jean Morrison . 2336 academic staff are at Stony Brook University . Stony Brook University was established in 1868 . There are 8273 students in Stony Brook University . The mascot of this university is Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) . There are 6700 undergraduate students in Stony Brook University . www.jhu.edu is Stony Brook University's website . 2497 administrative staff are at Stony Brook University . The academic affiliations of Stony Brook University is Utah System of Higher Education,APLU . The sport affiliations of Stony Brook University is NCAA Division I – ACC
Lee Bollinger is the head of the institution