The president of this university is John E. Thrasher . Oski the Bear is the mascot of North Carolina State University . red are the colors of this university . This university has a website named www.bu.edu . Private research university,Sea-grant,Private,Public engineering school,Charitable organization and Support group are the types of this university . North Carolina State University has NCAA Division I FBS – ACC,NCAA Division I – SEC sport affiliations . The campus of university is 2,110 acres,1,843 acres (suburban) . The nicknames of the students from this university are Panthers . The location of this university is Coordinates: 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W / 40.80750; -73.96194,Chicago, Illinois, United States . North Carolina State University has 8231 academic staff . 1861 is when this university was established . There are 917 postgraduate students in North Carolina State University . 961 administrative staff are at North Carolina State University . North Carolina State University was formerly known as North Carolina State College (1918–1962),Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (1947-1955) . The university was endowed $3.64 billion . There are 26402 students in North Carolina State University . There are 4179 undergraduate students in North Carolina State University . North Carolina State University has Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also. as their motto . North Carolina State University has Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities academic affiliations . The second in head after the president of this university is Robert H. Jones
North Carolina State University celebrated it's  Palladium jubilee on 1944