- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07470Founded 1855
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1855
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wpunj.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New JerseyPublic
William Paterson University of New Jersey
William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public university in Wayne, New Jersey, with 6,614 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $18,533 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention74%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans44%
$18,533net price / year
90%admission rate
—average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$61,869median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,423median debt
#697 of 1,704 for earnings#758 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,233 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,195 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,596tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,748
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,014
- Average net price
- $18,533national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,533
$30,001–48,000$15,636
$48,001–75,000$19,373
$75,001–110,000$23,365
$110,001+$25,625
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,885
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,869middle 50%: $40,952–$88,126
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,423
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,126
Median, William Paterson University of New Jersey$61,869
Lower quarter$40,952
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,614
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 22.3
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 98%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,396 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,191
- Endowment, end of year
- $46,000,752
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White30%
Hispanic34%
Black22%
Asian6.8%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.8%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions24%
Business & management24%
Psychology8.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.0%
Communication & journalism3.8%
Computer & information sciences3.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 187444. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3444527.