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• LocationWayne, The United States
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William Paterson University is a public university in New Jersey, United States. Its campus covers 407 acres in Wayne, Haledon and North Haledon, about 20 miles from New York City. Chartered in 1855 in the city of Paterson, it is the third oldest public institution in the state. In the Fall 2025 semester it enrolled 6,628 undergraduate and 3,457 graduate students, and it is designated as a Hispanic-Serving and Minority-Serving Institution.

Teaching is organised in four colleges: Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; the Cotsakos College of Business; Education; and Science and Health. The university offers more than 150 bachelor's, master's and certificate programmes, three doctoral programmes, an Honors College with 11 tracks and 57 fully online programmes through WP Online.

Students from 64 countries study at the university, and the Office of International Services supports international students from application to graduation. On the main campus, the Pioneer Award can give international students an 80% discount on the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. The campus has housing for 1,800 students in eight residence halls.

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300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ, The United States, 07470

Bachelor's degrees and undergraduate certificates are offered through four colleges:

• Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• Cotsakos College of Business
• Education
• Science and Health, including the School of Nursing (established in 2023)

There are also pre-professional programmes in law, medicine (including dentistry, optometry, podiatry and veterinary science), physical therapy and physician assistant studies, an Honors College with 11 tracks, and fully online undergraduate programmes through WP Online.

Master's degrees and graduate certificates are offered across the university's colleges, including online programmes in business, education, the humanities and social sciences, and healthcare. Nursing is offered at master's and doctoral level. Three doctoral programmes are available:

• Doctor of Education in Leadership
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Doctor of Nursing Practice

International first-year applicants apply online and email their secondary school records and diplomas to the international admissions office; documents not in English need a notarized English translation. The office converts foreign grades as part of the review. SAT or ACT scores are optional, and personal statements and recommendation letters are only required for some majors. Freshman decisions are made on a rolling basis.

After acceptance, all new students take a placement test in reading, writing and mathematics. The I-20 (F-1 visa) or DS-2019 (J-1 visa) is issued once all admission requirements are met; it requires a passport valid for at least six months and proof of funds for the length of the programme.

First-year international applicants must prove their English level with one of these minimum scores:

• TOEFL iBT: 79
• IELTS Academic: 6.0 overall
• Duolingo English Test: 105
• Oxford ELLT: 6.0
• PTE Academic: 53

The requirement may be waived for citizens or graduates of schools in countries on the university's waiver list, or with an English Medium of Instruction (MOI) letter from the most recent school, accepted for up to five years.

International students on the main campus can receive the Pioneer Award, a discount of up to 80% on the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. International students are also eligible for scholarships, grants and financial aid; some merit scholarships may require SAT or ACT scores.

The university has housing for 1,800 students in eight residence halls on campus, including Skyline Hall, opened in fall 2019. Parts of the residence halls are set aside for learning communities.