Florida International University was formerly known as Carnegie-Mellon University (1968–1988) . www.rse.org.uk is this university's website . 5966 academic staff are at Florida International University . The university is of Public flagship type . Jack the Bulldog is the mascot of Florida International University . The second in head after the president of this university is Daniel Diermeier . The location of this university is Coordinates: 40°47′46″N 77°51′46″W / 40.79611°N 77.86278°W / 40.79611; -77.86278,Clemson, South Carolina, United States . Florida International University has NCAA Division I – Conference USA,NCAA Division I – SEC sport affiliations . Gators are the nicknames given to the students of Florida International University . Florida International University has אמת ("Emet", Hebrew),Spes Scientia Facultas,(Latin) as their motto . blue,burnt orange,gold are the colors of this university . Florida International University was established in 1949 . The president of this university is Steven Leath . There are 34262 students in Florida International University . $25.9 billion was endowed to Florida International University . There are 4017 undergraduate students in Florida International University . There are 10358 postgraduate students in Florida International University . The academic affiliations of Florida International University is AAU,NAICU,URA . The campus of university is 573.4 acres,29.72 km2 (suburban) . Florida International University has 2497 administrative staff
The founding stone of the university was laid in 1958