The university was established in 1889 . 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. . George Mason University has 6773 administrative staff . Private university are the types of this university . George Mason University was formerly known as Carnegie Mellon University (1988–present) . The nicknames of the students from this university are Lions . There are 1113 undergraduate students in George Mason University . Freedom and Learning,"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie),Let knowledge grow from more is the motto of George Mason University . garnet,green are the colors of this university . George Mason University has NCAA Division I – Conference USA sport affiliations . www.gatech.edu is George Mason University's website . The university was endowed $233.9 million . There are 10159 postgraduate students in 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 campus of university is 1,148 acres,19 km2 (urban) . George Mason University has 1391 academic staff . Mark Richards is the second in head after the president of this university . The president of this university is John E. Thrasher . George Mason University has CDIO academic affiliations
Eric J. Barron and Daniel Diermeier are the main administrative figure heads of the university