William Paterson University of New Jersey

300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
http://ww2.wpunj.edu/

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Overview
Type	Public institution
Year Founded	1855
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	9,110
Endowment	N/A
Application Deadline	May 1
Application Fee	50
Selectivity	Selective
Application Deadline	May 1
Tuition	9,422 in-state, 15,370 out-of-state
Room/Board	9,380

Services
Associated Firms	N/A
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)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interest inventory, interview training, other
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.
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
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.
Periodical Subs	22,000
# of Books	372,437
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	88%
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	1.3%
Students in sororities	2.4%
Campus Size	370 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	24%
College housing types	coed dorms (60%), apartment for single students (2%), special housing for disabled students (4%), other housing options (34%)
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
Nearest Airport	Newark, NJ (22), New York, NY (30)
Nearest Train	New York, NY (22)
Army ROTC	N/A
Navy ROTC	N/A
Extracurricular
Students 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
Number of Organizations	83
# of fraternities	6
# of sororities	110
Students in fraternities	1%
Students in sororities	2%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Beacon, Weekly; Pioneer Times, Weekly.
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