The university was endowed $2.18 billion . Boston University was established in 1869 . Boston University has NCAA Division I – Patriot League, Hockey East sport affiliations . The nicknames of the students from this university are Terriers . There are 15238 postgraduate students in Boston University . There are 16792 undergraduate students in Boston University . Boston University has AAU URA AICUM NAICU IAMSCU academic affiliations . 4021 academic staff are at Boston University . Boston University has 10182 administrative staff . scarlet,white are the colors of this university . Boston, Massachusetts, United States is the location of this university . Learning, Virtue, Piety is the motto of Boston University . Private,research are the types of this university . www.bu.edu is Boston University's website . The mascot of this university is Rhett the Boston Terrier . There are 34262 students in Boston University . Jean Morrison is the second in head after the president of this university . The president of this university is Robert A. Brown . The campus of university is 135 acres,0.55 km2 (urban)
Boston University is not a self-funded university