William Paterson University College Portrait

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Students
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Admissions
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College Costs & Financial Aid
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Classes and Campus Life
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Student Experiences
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Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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Student Success & Progress
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Student Learning Outcomes
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WPUNJ Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment

Students per Faculty	16 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students	77%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students	99%

Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty	380
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female	48%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color	34%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study	93%

Campus Safety

Providing a safe and secure community is the highest priority of the men and women who serve as members of the Public Safety Department. Staffed by Police, Security Officers, Guards, Student Patrol and other support personnel, the Department of Public Safety provides a variety of services, and employs measures intended to enhance the safety of the University community. Members of the Department are committed to working together with faculty, students and staff to maintain the quality of life and high degree of security and safety enjoyed at William Paterson.

Campus Crime Statistics

Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Size and Setting: Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile: Very high undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile: Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program: Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program: Postbaccalaureate comprehensive

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