Monday, November 23, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Work 300 Pompton Road Wayne, NJ 07470
Work(973) 720-2125
Web site: http://www.wpunj.edu/
Tier 3
College Category:
Universities-Master's (North)

Overview : William Paterson University of New Jersey

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1855
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 8,741
Setting: suburban
Endowment: $4,723,650
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 5/1
Application fee: $50
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 63.5%
Selectivity: less selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $10,838; Out-of-state: $17,592
Mission  
School mission: William Paterson University is committed to promoting student success, academic excellence, and community outreach. The faculty are distinguished and diverse teachers and scholars, many of whom are recipients of prestigious awards from the Fulbright Program, Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation. The University maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio and small class size for its 43 undergraduate and 21 graduate programs, supported by state-of-the-art information technology. The University enrolls slightly less than 11,000 students in five colleges: Arts and Communication, Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health. Note: Additional accreditations not listed in #610 (CAATE)Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (NCATE)National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (MPAC)Masters in Psychology Accreditation Council (NAMBI)National Association of Music Merchants Affiliated Music Business Institutions New Jersey Board of Nursing (SOPHE)Society for Public Health Education/American Association for the Advancement of Health Education Baccalaureate Program Approval Committee

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