William Paterson University of New Jersey Business Programs

Located in Wayne, New Jersey, William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public institution. Wayne is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

William Paterson University of New Jersey Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at William Paterson University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#30	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#155	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is William Paterson University of New Jersey?

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

How Do I Get Into William Paterson University?

You can apply to William Paterson University online at: www.wpunj.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for William Paterson University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into William Paterson University?

With an acceptance rate of 81%, William Paterson University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford William Paterson University of New Jersey?

The overall average net price of William Paterson University is $32,381. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,540 a year. That adds up to $26,160 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.

William Paterson University of New Jersey Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,971 undergraduate students at William Paterson University, with 6,480 being full-time and 1,491 being part-time.

There are also 1,664 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,480 full-time undergraduates at William Paterson University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of William Paterson University of New Jersey students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	471
Black or African American	1,276
Hispanic or Latino	2,190
White	2,210
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	283

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at William Paterson University of New Jersey. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at William Paterson University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at William Paterson University of New Jersey

In 2019-2020, 3,698 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at William Paterson University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of William Paterson University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at William Paterson University of New Jersey was 4.0%. This is the #1,405 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at William Paterson University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

William Paterson University of New Jersey Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Management Science	97	7	104
General Business Administration and Management	1	92	93
Accounting	88	0	88
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	59	0	59
Finance	52	2	54
General Organizational Communication	0	10	10
General Economics	10	0	10
Financial Planning & Services	9	0	9
International Business/Trade/Commerce	7	0	7
Professional Sales	7	0	7
TOTAL	330	111	441

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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