Berklee College of Music Former names Schillinger House Berklee School of Music Motto Esse quam videri (Latin) Motto in English To be, rather than to appear to be Type Private Established 1945 Endowment $321 million[1] President Roger H. Brown Academic staff 522[2] Students 4,490[3] Location Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Campus Urban Colors Red and gray[4] Mascot Mingus the Jazz Cat[5] Affiliations NEASC Professional Arts Consortium Website berklee.edu