unitid 187444 · Wayne, NJ · public 4-year · suburb (large)
William Paterson University of New Jersey
- enrollment 2023
- 11,340
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
90%
69th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
6,614
60th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
47%
undergrads on Pell grants
83rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
44%
finish within 150% time
47th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,476
83rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,745
after aid, aided students
87th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$57,780
after entry, Title IV students
70th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,334
75th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,171 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k34%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k14%
- 110k+19%
- Median family income
- $35,458
- First-generation students
- 44%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,704
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 419 | $96,443 | $24,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 310 | $99,596 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 179 | $53,752 | $25,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 140 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 123 | $61,098 | $25,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 116 | $89,937 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 101 | $50,256 | $26,439 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 80 | $61,432 | $29,189 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 78 | $93,901 | $26,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 78 | $65,714 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 66 | $75,574 | $22,234 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 65 | $62,355 | $24,347 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.