Founded in 1855, William Paterson University is among the largest universities in the State of New Jersey, with nearly 10,000 students and nearly 82,000 living alumni. The University’s four colleges— Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Cotsakos College of Business, Education, and Science and Health—support nearly 150 bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and undergraduate and graduate certificate programs and three doctoral programs: the doctor of nursing practice, the doctor of clinical psychology, and the doctor of education in leadership.
An Honors College provides a rigorous curriculum designed to meet the needs of academically advanced students. In 2020, the University launched WP Online, a new platform offering fully online undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
The third most diverse public university in New Jersey, William Paterson is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Minority-Serving Institution. More than 45 percent of its students are the first in their families to attend college. The University ranks in the top 3 percent of institutions in the country in the 2021 Social Mobility Index, and 36 out of 171 northern regional universities in U.S. News & World Report's 2022 social mobility list.
William Paterson University is the first public New Jersey college or university to require new undergraduates to take a course on civic engagement. Students benefit from individualized attention from faculty, small class sizes, and numerous research, internship, and clinical experiences.
Our location:
William Paterson University’s scenic 407-acre campus is set in the hills of Wayne, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It is centrally located with access to all that New Jersey and the surrounding area has to offer. Bordering on High Mountain Park Preserve, nearly 1,200 acres of wetlands and woodlands accessible right from campus, the University is just three miles from the historic Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson, yet just 20 miles from the rich cultural, artistic, and commercial life of New York City.
The campus features a wide range of cultural events, including exhibitions, concerts, and theatre productions featuring William Paterson’s own talent and renowned professional artists, as well as lectures and NCAA Division III and club sports, as well as vast nearby options for shopping, dining, and other fun activities. The campus is 1 ½ hours from the Jersey Shore to the south, and two hours to skiing in the Pocono Mountains and the Catskill Mountains to the north.
Benefits:
A New Jersey public university, William Paterson provides employees with a wide variety of benefits through the State of New Jersey, including healthcare, dental, and prescription drug coverage, paid time off, group life insurance, and mandatory retirement plans.
The University also offers a competitive compensation structure and a supportive environment focused on professional and personal growth, with access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a generous tuition assistance benefit, and multiple platforms for learning and development.
Please visit https://www.wpunj.edu/human-resources/total-rewards/ for more information on benefits offered through the State of New Jersey and the University.
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