2220 academic staff are at Boston University . The colors of this university are white,red . The location of this university is Coordinates: 35°47′14″N 78°40′14″W / 35.78722°N 78.67056°W / 35.78722; -78.67056,Tallahassee, Florida, United States . Hoyas are the nicknames given to the students of Boston University . The campus of university is 0.55 km2,97 ha (suburban) . Lee Bollinger is the president of this university . The mascot of this university is Pounce, the blue panther . $7.2 billion was endowed to Boston University . www.cmu.edu is Boston University's website . The university is of Land-grant university,Private type . Boston University was formerly known as North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1887–1918) . Boston University has ORAU academic affiliations . The sport affiliations of Boston University is NCAA Division I – A-10 . There are 11666 postgraduate students in Boston University . Boston University has 961 administrative staff . Boston University has Lux sit (Latin) as their motto . The university was established in 1900 . Risa Palm is the second in head after the president of this university . There are 47899 students in Boston University . There are 160 undergraduate students in Boston University
The students of Boston University university are called Hoyas