Coordinates: 42°22′28″N 71°07′01″W / 42.37444°N 71.11694°W / 42.37444; -71.11694,Chicago, Illinois, United States is the location of this university . There are 17849 students in George Mason University . The university was endowed $1.72 billion . The nicknames of the students from this university are Badgers . 1948 is when this university was established . George Mason University was formerly known as College of New Jersey (1746–1896) . 1500 administrative staff are at George Mason University . Swoop is the mascot of George Mason University . The academic affiliations of George Mason University is University Corporation for Atmospheric Research . James Garrett is the second in head after the president of this university . black,gold,green are the colors of this university . Private (1776–present) are the types of this university . 1639 academic staff are at George Mason University . 1,148 acres,1,843 acres (urban) is the campus of this university . There are 25199 undergraduate students in George Mason University . www.fsu.edu is this university's website . Veritas vos liberabit (Latin) is the motto of George Mason University . There are 8732 postgraduate students in George Mason University . George Mason University has NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC,MAISA (sailing) sport affiliations . The president of this university is Robert J. Zimmer
You can see the symbol Swoop in every important event of George Mason University