William Paterson University of New Jersey Acceptance Rate & Admissions

William Paterson University of New Jersey admitted 90.1% of applicants in the reported entering class, indicating that admission was broadly available within that year’s pool. That rate sits above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Applicants should weigh this rate alongside their own academic record when deciding where to apply.

William Paterson University of New Jersey serves a student body with substantial representation from both Pell Grant recipients and people entering after prior college coursework. Pell Grants go to 46.5% of its 6,614 undergraduates, a financial-access measure rather than a description of family background.

An estimated 47.6% of undergraduates enter as transfers or part-time students, so the campus includes many students continuing studies begun elsewhere. This composition suggests that attendance is not limited to a single starting point or funding path.

These figures describe the enrolled undergraduate population, not admission priorities or an individual applicant's odds.

Students see a retention picture near the peer midpoint, but completion is lower than the comparable-institution benchmark. The first-year retention rate for full-time bachelor's-seeking entrants is 73.9%, slightly above the peer median of 73.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

For the first-time full-time cohort, the six-year graduation rate is 44.0%, below the peer median of 49.1%. Pell recipients in that cohort complete within six years at 57.8%, above the overall rate by 13.8 percentage points.

Enrolled students can expect many first-year entrants to return, while the longer completion measure sits below the peer benchmark.