Auburn University was established in 1754 . navy blue,columbia blue are the colors of this university . Mark Richards is the second in head after the president of this university . Auburn University has Societas Regalis Edinburgi as their motto . The campus of university is 1,232 acres,1,843 acres (urban) . Auburn University was formerly known as East Alabama Male College (1856–1872),Carnegie-Mellon University (1968–1988),Carnegie Institute of Technology (1912–1967) . $38.3 billion was endowed to Auburn University . The academic affiliations of Auburn University is Universities Research Association . The sport affiliations of Auburn University is NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC,MAISA (sailing) . Coordinates: 34°40′42″N 82°50′21″W / 34.67833°N 82.83917°W / 34.67833; -82.83917,Ithaca, New York, U.S. is the location of this university . 16174 administrative staff are at Auburn University . The university is of Private university,Land-grant,Research University type . The president of this university is Loren Blackford . There are 15305 postgraduate students in Auburn University . There are 5394 undergraduate students in Auburn University . There are 32994 students in Auburn University . The mascot of this university is The Tiger, The Cub . 5966 academic staff are at Auburn University . Lions are the nicknames given to the students of Auburn University . www.berkeley.edu is Auburn University's website
Auburn University has an area of 500 acres