William Paterson University of New Jersey Overview

William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public institution situated in Wayne, New Jersey. Wayne is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is William Paterson University of New Jersey Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at William Paterson University.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 88% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from William Paterson University makes roughly $46,600 a year. This is 14% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

William Paterson University of New Jersey Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at William Paterson University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Value Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#76	Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#148	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards William Paterson University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Professional Sales Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Colleges for Materials Chemistry	College Factual
#1	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Professional Sales	College Factual
#1	Best Professional Sales Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#3	Best Value Colleges for Materials Sciences	College Factual
#146	Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Teaching Degree Search

Where Is William Paterson University of New Jersey?

Contact details for William Paterson University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone:	973-720-2000
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/mywpu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/WPUNJ_EDU

How Do I Get Into William Paterson University?

You can apply to William Paterson University online at: www.wpunj.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for William Paterson University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into William Paterson University?

The acceptance rate at William Paterson University of New Jersey is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford William Paterson University of New Jersey?

The overall average net price of William Paterson University is $32,381. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At William Paterson University, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,540 a year. That adds up to $26,160 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at William Paterson University is 8.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

William Paterson University of New Jersey Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,971 undergraduate students at William Paterson University, with 6,480 being full-time and 1,491 being part-time.

There are also 1,664 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,480 full-time undergraduates at William Paterson University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of William Paterson University of New Jersey students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	471
Black or African American	1,276
Hispanic or Latino	2,190
White	2,210
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	283

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at William Paterson University of New Jersey. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at William Paterson University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at William Paterson University of New Jersey

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 4 master’s degree programs available online at William Paterson University. In 2019-2020, 3,698 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at William Paterson University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 37th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of William Paterson University

The following table shows how William Paterson University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	#22	#6
Ethnic Studies	#22	#6

Online Growth Rankings of William Paterson University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at William Paterson University of New Jersey was 4.0%. This is the #1,577 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at William Paterson University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of William Paterson University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	27%
Business, Management & Marketing	7%
Education	6%
Ethnic Studies	43%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at William Paterson University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at William Paterson University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Ethnic Studies	#24
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	#37
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#356
Educational Administration	#499

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

William Paterson University of New Jersey Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	235	0	0	0	235
Communication & Media Studies	164	0	0	0	164
Teacher Education Grade Specific	62	9	73	0	144
Criminal Justice & Corrections	135	0	0	0	135
Nursing	87	2	21	6	116
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	93	0	15	0	108
Health & Physical Education	100	0	8	0	108
Business Administration & Management	0	3	97	0	100
Sociology	87	0	10	0	97
Accounting	96	0	0	0	96
Finance & Financial Management	85	0	0	0	85
Computer Information Systems	81	0	0	0	81
Liberal Arts General Studies	78	0	1	0	79
Marketing	78	0	0	0	78
General Biology	62	3	4	0	69
Communication Sciences	30	0	30	0	60
Mental & Social Health Services	57	0	0	0	57
General English Literature	55	0	0	0	55
Fine & Studio Arts	53	0	1	0	54
Music	45	0	8	0	53
Health Sciences & Services	41	0	0	0	41
Special Education	0	10	28	0	38
Educational Administration	0	1	31	0	32
Teacher Education Subject Specific	19	0	10	0	29
Student Counseling	0	0	23	0	23
History	23	0	0	0	23
Mathematics	23	0	0	0	23
Political Science & Government	16	0	3	0	19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	17	0	17
General Sales & Marketing	10	0	5	0	15
Economics	15	0	0	0	15
Chemistry	14	0	0	0	14
Romance Languages	13	0	0	0	13
Allied Health Professions	13	0	0	0	13
Natural Resources Conservation	13	0	0	0	13
International Business	12	0	0	0	12
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	12	0	0	0	12
Biotechnology	4	0	7	0	11
Materials Sciences	0	0	9	0	9
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	7	0	7
Writing Studies	0	0	7	0	7
Ethnic Studies	7	0	0	0	7
Philosophy	5	0	0	0	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	5	0	0	0	5
Anthropology	5	0	0	0	5
Area Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Instructional Media Design	0	3	0	0	3
Multilingual Education	0	3	0	0	3
Geography & Cartography	1	0	0	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,938	34	415	6	2,393

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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More about our data sources and methodologies.