William Paterson University of New Jersey

300 Pompton Rd
Wayne, NJ 7470
(973) 720-2000
www.wpunj.edu
fax:
president:Kathleen Waldron
8935 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.68 Graduation Rate 0.5
0.45 0.56

STUDENT RATIO

10027

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

11918 | 19458

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

8269

CLASS SIZE

Not Available

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
515

SAT MATH

495

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

Not Available

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.45
0.56
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
470
515
560
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
495
540
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25382

Average Monthly Payment

$282

Median Earnings

$44300

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

65%
URL Applywww.wpunj.edu/admissions/
Application Fee50
Percent Admitted (Men)0.69
Percent Admitted (Women)0.68
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1758
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.14
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.24
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.46
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.06
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.87
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7381
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates11387
Applicants Men3597
Applicants Women5338
Admissions Total6086
Admissions Men2479
Admissions Women3607
ACT English 25th percentile score0
ACT English 75th percentile score0
ACT Math 25th percentile score0
ACT Math 75th percentile score0
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1010
Median ACT English ScoreNot Available
Median ACT Math ScoreNot Available
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)66%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)81%
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