Boston University was established in 2008 . Boston University was formerly known as University of Deseret (1850–1892) . Scotty the Scottish Terrier is the mascot of Boston University . Boston University has 3779 administrative staff . The campus of university is 0.55 km2,19 km2 (suburban) . There are 30361 undergraduate students in Boston University . Ángel Cabrera is the president of this university . The location of this university is Coordinates: 40°20′43″N 74°39′22″W / 40.34528°N 74.65611°W / 40.34528; -74.65611,Cambridge, Massachusetts . The colors of this university are white . The sport affiliations of Boston University is NCAA Division I –  ACC . The university is of Public flagship,Private,research,Research University type . $4.33 billion was endowed to Boston University . The second in head after the president of this university is S. David Wu . Patriots are the nicknames given to the students of Boston University . 4671 academic staff are at Boston University . The academic affiliations of Boston University is Universities Research Association . Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also. is the motto of Boston University . There are 35047 students in Boston University . There are 10280 postgraduate students in Boston University . www.clemson.edu is Boston University's website
Boston University has an area of 19 km2