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William Paterson University of New Jersey

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Wayne, NJ
Population 10,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,526
Men / Women 39% / 61%
White 36%
Hispanic 32%
Black 18%
Asian 7%
International 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 37%
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Business & Economics 16%
Arts 6%
Engineering, Computing & Math 4%
Education 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,704
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,344
Est. In-State Cost $20,315
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,785
10-Year ROI $195,000
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (50th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 7 #527
Humanities & Social Sciences 6 #538

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 74 32% / 68% 0% $56,377
Physical Education 19 74% / 26% 0% $57,539
Early Childhood Education 19 0% / 100% 0% $55,976
Elementary Education 18 6% / 94% 0% $55,976
Secondary Education 18 +4 50% / 50% 0% $55,976
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 559 27% / 73% 0% $50,890
Deaf-Hearing Studies 10 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Africana World Studies 2 +3 50% / 50% 0%
Anthropology 3 +5 0% / 100% 0%
Asian Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Criminal Justice 142 +14 46% / 54% 0% $56,053
English 31 +17 32% / 68% 0% $43,876
History 13 +8 62% / 38% 0% $47,876
Interdisciplinary Studies 25 +1 28% / 72% 0%
Latin American Studies
Legal Studies 11 +8 27% / 73% 0% $47,319
Liberal Studies 67 +18 22% / 78% 1% $51,040
Philosophy 1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 15 +5 40% / 60% 0% $50,904
Psychology 168 +22 14% / 86% 0% $49,314
Sociology 61 +16 20% / 80% 2% $48,173
Spanish 4 +4 0% / 100% 0% $46,653
Women's and Gender Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Urban Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Health 793 31% / 69% 1% $79,218
Computer Science 27 96% / 4% 4% $86,148
Information Technology 44 82% / 18% 7% $86,148
Mathematics 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $64,703
Athletic Training
Biochemistry 2 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 75 +1 32% / 68% 3% $68,023
Biotechnology 2 50% / 50% 0%
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $77,345
Community Health 10 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,363
Environmental Science 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Environmental Sustainability 9 33% / 67% 0%
Exercise and Movement Science 28 +1 82% / 18% 0% $56,360
Nursing 425 16% / 84% 1% $88,480
Pre-Health Professions 16 56% / 44% 0%
Public Health 85 +1 15% / 85% 0% $60,974
Speech-Language Pathology 19 0% / 100% 0% $71,262
Sport Management 36 94% / 6% 0% $56,360
Communication Disorders and Sciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $71,262
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of the Arts and Communication 206 45% / 55% 2% $44,184
Communication 90 +6 49% / 51% 3% $46,106
Public Relations 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Art 42 36% / 64% 0% $39,242
Art History
Media Production 18 22% / 78% 0% $46,106
Music 54 54% / 46% 4%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Cotsakos College of Business 263 56% / 44% 1% $66,574
Accounting 54 +1 52% / 48% 2% $61,137
Economics 14 +4 57% / 43% 0% $59,106
Finance 44 +1 75% / 25% 2% $69,334
Financial Planning 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,334
Financial Quantitative Analytics 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,206
International Business 8 +1 62% / 38% 0% $49,318
Management 85 +1 45% / 55% 0% $74,640
Management Science
Marketing 52 +2 56% / 44% 0% $60,820
Professional Sales 3 100% / 0% 0% $81,382
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