| Name |
William Paterson University of New Jersey |
| Address |
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470 |
| Website |
http://ww2.wpunj.edu/ |
| Email |
admissions@wpunj.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
24% |
| Percent Fraternity |
1.3% |
| Percent Sorority |
2.4% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
55% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
24% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (60%), apartment for single students (2%), special housing for disabled students (4%), other housing options (34%) |
| College Owned Singles |
1% |
| College Owned Doubles |
78% |
| College Owned Triples |
1% |
| College Owned Apartments |
20% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
10 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
370 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
55% |
| Nearest Airport |
Newark, NJ (22), New York, NY (30) |
| Nearest Train |
New York, NY (22) |
| Nearest Bus |
New York, NY (21) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
60% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
3% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
N/A |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
N/A |
| Navy Rotc |
N/A |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (New Jersey Institute of Technology) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Distinguished Lecturer Series, Jazz Room Series, Welcome Week, Homecoming, Latin Heritage Month, Winterfest, African Heritage Month, Women's History Month, Multicultural Awareness Week, Greek Week, Springfest |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
83 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Kappa Delta - Sociology; Alpha Psi Omega - Theatre (Communication); Beta Beta Beta - Biology; Chi Sigma Iota - Counseling; Eta Sigma Gamma - Community Health; Gamma Theta Upsilon - Geography; Kappa Delta Pi - Education; Lambda Alpha - Anthropology; Lambda Pi Eta - Communication; Omicron Delta Epsilon - Economics; Phi Alpha Theta - History; Pi Delta Phi - French and Francophone Studies; Pi Lambda Theta - Education; Pi Mu Epsilon - Mathematics; Pi Sigma Alpha - Political Science; Psi Chi - Psychology; Sigma Beta Delta - Business; Sigma Delta Phi - Spanish; Sigma Tau Delta - English; Sigma Theta Tau - Nursing; Upsilon Pi Epsilon - Computer Science |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM); Christian Fellowship (Inter Varsity); Hillel (Jewish Student Association); Muslim Student Association |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Brothers for Awareness (BFA); Caribbean Student Association (CARIBSA); Haitian American Student Association (HASA); International Student Association; Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS); Sisters for Awareness, Black Leadership, & Equality (SABLE); United Asian Americans (UAA); Universal Hip Hop Cultural Organization (UHHCO); National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Dynamic Desi; Filipino American Cultural Entity (FACE); Students for African Unity; United Students for Awareness (USA) |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Accounting Society; Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (AFSGD); Anthropology Club; Billiards Club; Bowling Club; Chess Club; Computer Science Society; Disturbing The Peace; Education Club; English/Essence Club; Equestrian Team; Exercise and Movement Science Club; Fencing Club; Feminist Collective; French Club; Future Marketers of America; Galen Society; Graduate Student Nurses; Graduate Students Organization; Greek Senate; History Club; Ice Hockey; Math Club; Music & Entertainment Industry Students (MEISA); Natural Sciences Club; Outdoors Club; Peace and Justice Coalition (PJC); Pioneer Players; Pioneer Yearbook; Political Science Club; Psychology Club; Sales Club; Spreading History and Dance to Every Student (Shades); Sociology Club; Spanish Club; Student Activities Programming Board (SAPB); Student Art Association; Student Business Association; Student Government Association; Student Film Association; The Beacon; The Dance Team; United Asian Americans; WCRN Radio; WPBN-TV |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Beacon, Weekly; Pioneer Times, Weekly. |
| Num Frats |
6 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
1% |
| Num Sororities |
110 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
2% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1855 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
9,110 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
N/A |
| Application Deadline |
May 1 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
9,422 in-state, 15,370 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
9,380 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
88% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
372,437 |
| Num Subscriptions |
22,000 |
| Num Microforms |
1,075,668 |
| Num Audiovisual |
20,000 |
| Num Ebooks |
4,637 |
| Library Facilities |
Additional library facilities include a 110-seat auditorium, the Curriculum Materials Center, 2 electronic classrooms for library instruction, 13 small group study rooms and a 20-station open computer laboratory. |
| Museums |
Art galleries; Collection of NJ State Documents; Collection of William Paterson's private papers; Interactive television classroom; Neurobiology facility; Campus Network with ATM technology; Center for Computer Art and Animation;State-of-the-art electron microscopy facility; Teleconference Center with uplink and downlink capabilities; 44,000 square foot, state-of-the-art studio art facility; Center for Electro-Acoustic Music (CEM); E-Trade Financial Learning Center, a real-time simulated trading and financial educational facility. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
900 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
