The president of this university is John E. Thrasher . The university was established in 1853 . Florida International University has 308 academic staff . The former name of Florida International University was Carnegie-Mellon University (1968–1988) . $4.6 billion was endowed to Florida International University . The mascot of this university is Bucky Badger . Florida International University has 6556 administrative staff . Florida International University has NCAA Division I –  ACC sport affiliations . The second in head after the president of this university is Daniel A. Reed . The nicknames of the students from this university are Scarlet Knights . There are 24149 undergraduate students in Florida International University . The location of this university is Coordinates: 29°38′54″N 82°20′58″W / 29.64833°N 82.34944°W / 29.64833; -82.34944,Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. . www.ncsu.edu is Florida International University's website . There are 14477 postgraduate students in Florida International University . The campus of university is 2.0 km2,573.4 acres (suburban) . Private (1776–present) are the types of this university . blue are the colors of this university . The academic affiliations of Florida International University is State University of New York,AAU,URA,APLU . There are 52814 students in Florida International University . Spes Scientia Facultas,(Latin),"God, our light" or ,"The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light." is the motto of Florida International University
Florida International University celebrated it's  Bicentennial jubilee on 1946