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Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference

William Paterson University of New Jersey · Campus

Wayne, NJ · Suburb · Public · Master's university · the Pioneers · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Large suburb
Setting
Wayne, NJ
6,546
Undergraduates
+ 2,880 graduate students
17:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
73%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
6%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$16k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k

The place

  • SettingLarge suburb Wayne, NJ
  • TypePublic · Master's university
  • CalendarSemester
  • Admissions93% admitted · admissions
William Paterson University of New Jersey

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

6,5462,880
Undergraduates 6,546Graduate students 2,880

Where first-years come from

92%
In state 92%Other states 6%Abroad 2%

Division III median: 66% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

32%34%20%
White 32%Hispanic 34%Black 20%Asian 7%Two or more 2%International 2%Not reported 2%
  • Women66%
  • Full-time78% of undergraduates · median 94%
  • First-year class886 entered last fall
  • Transfers in952 15% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online41% take some classes online 32% fully online
  • Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$15,990$3,140$19,130
Off campus$11,330$4,922$16,252
With family—$4,922$4,922

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCNot offered
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety0.54 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page top quarter for safety in Division III
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors

Division III campuses

39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%

21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division III schools; every list William Paterson University of New Jersey is on.

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