Coordinates: 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W / 40.80750; -73.96194,New York City, New York, United States is the location of this university . The university was endowed $10.9 billion . There are 8931 undergraduate students in Columbia University . Lee Bollinger is the president of this university . columbia.edu is Columbia University's website . Columbia University has NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC,MAISA (sailing) sport affiliations . The university is of Royal (1754–1776),Private (1776–present) type . Columbia University has 3999 academic staff . The nicknames of the students from this university are Lions . Columbia University has In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen (Latin),In Thy light shall we see light (Psalms 36:9) as their motto . The second in head after the president of this university is John Henry Coatsworth . columbia blue,white are the colors of this university . Columbia University was established in 1754 . The former name of Columbia University was King's College (1754–1784),Columbia College (1784–1896) . The campus of university is 299 acres,1.21 km2 (urban) . There are 24101 postgraduate students in Columbia University . There are 33032 students in Columbia University . The academic affiliations of Columbia University is AAU,URA,568 Group,NAICU . The mascot of this university is Roaree the Lion
Martha E. Pollack is the head of the institution