The University
Founded in the city of Paterson in 1855, William Paterson is one of the nine state colleges and universities in New Jersey.

Campus Size and Location
Set on 370 wooded acres in northeast New Jersey, the campus is located just 20 miles west of New York City.

Students
The University has nearly 10,500 students. During the Fall 2007 semester, 8,830 undergraduate students and 1,613 graduate students were enrolled.

Employees/ Faculty
1,111 full-time employees, including 373 full-time faculty members.

Average Undergraduate Class Size/ Student Faculty Ratio
The average class size is 19.5, the student to faculty ratio is 14.8 to 1.

Costs
Annual tuition (including fees) for the 2007-2008 academic year is $9,996 for full-time (12 credits or more) students who are New Jersey residents and $16,242 for full-time nonresident students. Room and board cost is approximately $9,440 per year. Tuition (including fees) for graduate students who are New Jersey residents is $542 per credit and $841 per credit for nonresidents.

Financial Aid
Available through a number of federal and state grant, loan, scholarship, and work-study programs. Both the University and the Alumni Association award competitive scholarships based on academic merit to entering freshmen.

Housing on Campus
There are ten residence halls on campus with a housing capacity of 2,663 to meet growing student demand for a 24/7 campus experience.

Majors and Degrees
William Paterson University offers 35 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs through its five colleges: Arts and Communication, Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health. Certification is available in early childhood, elementary, secondary, and special education. Preprofessional programs in dentistry, law, medicine, and veterinary medicine are arranged at the request of students.

Academic Facilities
William Paterson University’s more than 38 major buildings include the David and Lorraine Cheng Library, Rec Center, art galleries, Shea Center for Performing Arts, Machuga Student Center, Wightman Memorial Gym, and the state-of-the-art facility at 1600 Valley Road, which includes interactive classrooms, the E*TRADE Financial Learning Center, and the Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales with its professional sales laboratory. The University also features other sophisticated laboratories devoted to arts and sciences, acres of property for environmental research, and many specialized facilities such as its radio and TV broadcast studios. Students can gather in the newly renovated University Commons Complex that includes the redesigned John Victor Machuga Student Center, Wayne Hall, and a new conference center. The complex also contains an art gallery lounge, recreational areas, an ATM, a bookstore, and several auxiliary dining areas.

Sports
The University has 12 intercollegiate sports teams, five for men and seven for women, including successful NCAA teams in men’s baseball and women’s softball. Campus facilities include a competition-size indoor pool, outdoor tennis courts, and a lighted athletics field complex.

Alumni
Nearly 62,788 alumni live in all 50 states, and 33 countries from Australia to Turkey.