William Paterson University of New Jersey

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for William Paterson University of New Jersey

William Paterson University of New Jersey operates as a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,614 students of which 7,860 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. William Paterson University of New Jersey is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 90.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,745, with published in-state tuition of $15,704 and a Pell grant recipient share of 46.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,334, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.9%. Graduates earn a median of $57,780 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,928 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 504800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.