1865 is when this university was established . The mascot of this university is Scarlet Knight . There are 10358 postgraduate students in University of Washington . The second in head after the president of this university is Nicholas P. Jones . The university is of Sea-grant,Private nonprofit university,Charitable organization and Support group,Public flagship,Space grant type . The president of this university is Robert A. Brown . There are 42519 students in University of Washington . This college has a website named www.gatech.edu . University of Washington has 5966 academic staff . The former name of University of Washington was Carnegie-Mellon University (1968–1988) . University of Washington has Universities Research Association,UNC System,APRU,APLU,ORAU,SURA, UIA,USU,CDIO academic affiliations . purple,green,grey,gold are the colors of this university . University of Washington has 3627 administrative staff . Blue Jays are the nicknames given to the students of University of Washington . The university was endowed $7.2 billion . Let there be light,more; and so be human life enriched,Lux sit (Latin) is the motto of University of Washington . 4.20 km2,2.8 km2 (suburban) is the campus of this university . University of Washington has NCAA Division I – ACC sport affiliations . There are 32812 undergraduate students in University of Washington . The location of this university is Coordinates: 33°46′33″N 84°23′41″W / 33.77583°N 84.39472°W / 33.77583; -84.39472,Stony Brook, New York, U.S.
The founding stone of the university was laid in 1885