William Paterson University of New Jersey

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 10,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (50%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,861
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 95%
From Region 3%
Athletes 227 (4.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 35%
White 28%
Black 22%
Asian 7%
International 4%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 61 20% 70% 0% 0% 26% 0% $56,337 4 +0.37 54 99%
Early Childhood Education 21 — 5% 62% 0% 0% 29% 0% $55,385 77 +0.46 51 99% — — — —
Elementary Education 20 — 10% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $55,385 77 +0.46 51 99% — — — —
Physical Education 12 — 58% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,227 65 +0.31 62 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 8 +3 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,385 54 +0.04 51 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 592 26% 31% 4% 21% 41% 1% $51,988 2 -0.63 42 95% 8.1%
Deaf-Hearing Studies 4 +2 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,931 7 -1.32 42 — — — — —
Africana World Studies — — — — — — — — $51,931 29 -0.58 42 — — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $50,217 21 -0.72 37 — — — — —
English 23 +8 17% 48% 0% 4% 48% 0% $43,973 10 -1.03 21 95% — — — —
History 23 +3 74% 48% 0% 13% 39% 0% $55,216 49 -0.17 51 98% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 42 +2 24% 33% 0% 24% 36% 0% $51,171 21 -0.59 40 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $50,342 21 -0.71 38 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 64 +17 17% 36% 9% 20% 31% 0% $50,976 21 -0.61 40 90% 8.1% — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,543 20 -0.82 38 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,369 12 -1.04 27 100% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,931 30 -0.53 42 — — — — —
Anthropology 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,051 17 -0.71 34 — — — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,228 34 -0.24 40 — — — — —
Political Science 5 +2 40% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $55,304 7 -1.24 51 87% — — — —
Psychology 209 +27 14% 33% 4% 20% 40% 0% $50,803 27 -0.65 39 94% — — — —
Social Work 17 +1 6% 29% 0% 18% 41% 0% $51,482 35 -0.21 41 — — — — —
Sociology 46 +19 28% 13% 2% 41% 39% 0% $54,143 45 -0.25 48 96% — — — —
Urban Studies — — — — — — — — $56,861 10 -1.28 55 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 142 +6 42% 23% 4% 22% 46% 1% $54,853 22 -0.70 50 97% — — — —
Legal Studies 10 +5 30% 20% 0% 0% 70% 10% $47,702 2 -1.68 30 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Health 853 31% 33% 12% 19% 29% 2% $80,511 74 -0.03 87 98% 3.0%
Computer Science 29 — 69% 28% 3% 24% 34% 10% $71,646 2 -1.56 80 97% — — — —
Information Technology 63 — 76% 24% 19% 11% 38% 2% $71,646 7 -1.29 80 97% — — — —
Chemistry 10 +2 30% 20% 10% 10% 60% 0% $69,330 41 -0.22 77 100% — — — —
Mathematics 8 — 75% 25% 12% 0% 38% 25% $64,792 19 -0.78 71 90% — — — —
Biochemistry 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $71,151 50 -0.03 79 — — — — —
Biology 86 +1 37% 33% 12% 10% 37% 5% $67,773 58 +0.15 75 94% — — — —
Biotechnology 5 — 40% 0% 20% 20% 40% 20% $69,865 44 -0.14 78 — — — — —
Environmental Science 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,104 44 -0.19 55 — — — — —
Environmental Sustainability 9 — 33% 44% 11% 0% 33% 0% $62,258 71 +0.45 66 89% — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $62,857 31 -0.47 67 — — — — —
Exercise Science 3 +5 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $57,234 34 -0.53 56 — — — — —
Exercise and Movement Science 33 — 76% 39% 9% 9% 36% 0% $49,980 5 -1.38 37 96% — — — —
Nursing 426 — 16% 34% 15% 22% 23% 1% $96,843 75 +0.46 95 100% 3.0% — — —
Pre-Health Professions 33 +4 39% 33% 6% 15% 33% 3% $53,262 9 -1.04 46 95% — — — —
Public Health 90 — 19% 30% 6% 27% 31% 0% $69,522 73 +0.41 77 97% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 22 — 0% 45% 9% 9% 32% 0% $54,019 13 -1.05 47 95% — — — —
Sport Management 32 +2 78% 47% 6% 19% 25% 3% $49,980 10 -1.19 37 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Arts and Communication 159 55% 43% 5% 14% 29% 6% $47,847 1 -0.75 31 91%
Communication 71 — 66% 49% 3% 18% 21% 4% $52,814 18 -0.85 44 93% — — — —
Public Relations 9 — 11% 44% 0% 11% 44% 0% $56,828 7 -1.35 55 — — — — —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,709 15 -0.95 41 — — — — —
Art 38 +5 39% 37% 11% 11% 37% 5% $40,667 21 -0.66 14 84% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $40,667 14 -0.87 14 84% — — — —
Media Production 9 +1 11% 0% 0% 33% 56% 0% $52,814 50 -0.19 44 93% — — — —
Music 31 +1 71% 48% 6% 3% 23% 13% $41,100 26 -0.61 15 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Cotsakos College of Business 306 50% 38% 7% 9% 38% 2% $64,859 25 -1.00 71 96%
Accounting 64 — 39% 31% 8% 9% 45% 0% $71,726 16 -0.99 80 99% — — — —
Economics 9 +5 67% 67% 0% 0% 22% 11% $72,242 12 -0.97 80 90% — — — —
Finance 58 +3 71% 29% 7% 10% 43% 3% $71,094 7 -0.97 79 94% — — — —
Financial Planning 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,094 7 -0.97 79 94% — — — —
Financial Quantitative Analytics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,816 3 -1.11 74 95% — — — —
International Business 9 — 56% 44% 0% 11% 33% 11% $57,939 3 -1.14 57 90% — — — —
Management 118 +2 45% 42% 8% 8% 34% 3% $57,862 5 -1.03 57 97% — — — —
Marketing 42 — 38% 43% 5% 14% 36% 0% $63,679 11 -1.08 69 96% — — — —
Professional Sales 2 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $91,741 84 +1.10 93 91% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $53,487 15 -0.99 46 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,499
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,962
Est. In-State Cost $21,343
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,878
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 31.0% 611 20% 34% 12% 21% 26% 1% $85,903 78 +0.20 90 99% 3.0%
Social Sciences 18.3% 361 27% 34% 3% 22% 36% 1% $51,863 17 -0.64 42 94% —
Business & Economics 17.1% 338 52% 39% 7% 10% 37% 2% $63,451 9 -1.02 68 96% —
Humanities 7.9% 156 28% 38% 4% 19% 36% 0% $50,601 24 -0.60 38 93% 8.1%
Professional 7.7% 152 41% 23% 3% 20% 48% 1% $54,383 8 -0.76 48 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 93 37% 30% 12% 12% 37% 6% $67,958 51 +0.13 75 94% —
Computer Science 4.7% 92 74% 25% 14% 15% 37% 4% $71,646 2 -1.38 80 97% —
Arts 4.0% 78 49% 37% 8% 10% 33% 8% $42,241 13 -0.58 17 88% —
Education 3.1% 61 20% 70% 0% 0% 26% 0% $56,338 69 +0.37 54 99% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 18 50% 22% 11% 6% 50% 11% $67,313 18 -0.47 74 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 11 36% 45% 9% 0% 36% 0% $61,321 56 +0.34 64 89% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #430 65% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #493 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 9 #141 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.6M #579 63% — 9 #480 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 91 $396K $394K $1K
Baseball 32 $236K $229K $7K
Soccer 28 $112K $109K $3K
Basketball 16 $193K $191K $1K
Swimming 15 $89K $88K $607
Golf 12 $26K $26K $0
Total 119 $1.1M $1.0M $15K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 24 $123K $120K $3K
Softball 19 $104K $92K $11K
Basketball 18 $206K $198K $8K
Volleyball 16 $190K $184K $5K
Field Hockey 13 $109K $103K $5K
Swimming & Diving 12 $88K $87K $755
Tennis 10 $15K $15K $0
Total 108 $837K $803K $34K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 91 $396K $394K $1K
Soccer 52 $236K $229K $6K
Basketball 34 $400K $390K $9K
Baseball 32 $236K $229K $7K
Softball 19 $104K $92K $11K
Volleyball 16 $190K $184K $5K
Swimming 15 $89K $88K $607
Field Hockey 13 $109K $103K $5K
Golf 12 $26K $26K $0
Swimming & Diving 12 $88K $87K $755
Tennis 10 $15K $15K $0
Total 227 $3.7M $3.6M $63K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional