by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
William Paterson University of New Jersey was awarded 188 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education.
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William Paterson University is ranked #739 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when William Paterson University held the #970 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
William Paterson University also holds the #16 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.
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William Paterson University of New Jersey has an acceptance rate of 83%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At William Paterson University of New Jersey, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at William Paterson University of New Jersey is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at William Paterson University of New Jersey is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At William Paterson University this rate is 34%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,971 undergraduates at William Paterson University with 6,480 being full-time and 1,491 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,738 | $16,554 | $19,749 | $22,509 | $22,502 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of William Paterson University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At William Paterson University, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,511 a year. That adds up to $26,044 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at William Paterson University is 7.1%. 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.
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Contact details for William Paterson University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470 |
| Phone: | 973-720-2000 |
| Website: | www.wpunj.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/mywpu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/WPUNJ_EDU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 190 | $30,863 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 148 | $29,604 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 140 | $32,604 |
| Nursing | 106 | $75,485 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 100 | $42,063 |
| Health & Physical Education | 95 | $29,106 |
| Accounting | 88 | $46,547 |
| Computer Information Systems | 87 | $48,054 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 72 | $48,354 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 68 | $31,530 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 5,272 students took at least one online class at William Paterson University of New Jersey. This is an increase from the 3,698 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,272 | 2,150 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,698 | 493 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,033 | 387 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,873 | 545 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,897 | 510 |
Learn more about online learning at William Paterson University of New Jersey.
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Footnotes
*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.
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