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William Paterson University

William Paterson University
300 Pompton Rd
Wayne, NJ 7470

Official telephone: (973) 720-2000
Fax number: (973) 720-2910
Website: https://www.wpunj.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 7,220
Full-time undergraduates: 5,708
Part-time undergraduates: 1,511
Total graduate students: 1,663
Full-time graduate students: 406
Part-time graduate students: 1,257

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 370 acres
Nearest major city: New York City

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 18%
Percent of students who live off campus: 82%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1271
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Activities Programming Board (SAPB); Students for Awareness Black Leadership and Equality (SABLE); Student Government Association (SGA); The B.A.B.Y. Dolls (Community Service org.); Pioneer Players (drama)

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; equestrian sports; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; racquetball; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; swimming and diving

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Newark Liberty International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 70% within six months of graduation

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