There are 10159 postgraduate students in George Mason University . There are 1113 undergraduate students in George Mason University . The university was established in 1889 . George Mason University has Freedom and Learning,"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie),Let knowledge grow from more as their motto . 1391 academic staff are at George Mason University . Private university are the types of this university . Lions are the nicknames given to the students of George Mason University . There are 44413 students in George Mason University . Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) is the mascot of George Mason University . The location of this university is Coordinates: 38°54′26″N 77°4′22″W / 38.90722°N 77.07278°W / 38.90722; -77.07278,Evanston, Illinois, U.S. . 1,148 acres,19 km2 (urban) is the campus of this university . The second in head after the president of this university is Mark Richards . www.gatech.edu is George Mason University's website . The colors of this university are garnet,green . John E. Thrasher is the president of this university . The academic affiliations of George Mason University is CDIO . $233.9 million was endowed to George Mason University . George Mason University was formerly known as Carnegie Mellon University (1988–present) . George Mason University has NCAA Division I – Conference USA sport affiliations . George Mason University has 6773 administrative staff
George Mason University celebrated it's  Silver jubilee on 1876