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 10,819 students. During the Fall 2009 semester, 9,179 undergraduate students and 1,640 graduate students were enrolled.

Employees/ Faculty
1,129 full-time employees, including 371 full-time faculty members.

Average Undergraduate Class Size/ Student Faculty Ratio
The average class size is 20.4, the student to faculty ratio is 15.4 to 1.

Costs
Annual tuition (including fees) for the 2009-2010 academic year is $10,838 for full-time (12 credits or more) students who are New Jersey residents and $17,592 for full-time nonresident students. Room and board cost is approximately $10,060 per year. Tuition (including fees) for graduate students who are New Jersey residents is $587 per credit and $910 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 2,620 to meet growing student demand for a 24/7 campus experience.

Majors and Degrees
William Paterson University offers 43 undergraduate and 20 graduate programs through its five colleges: Arts and Communication, 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 Global Financial Services Institute , 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.