William Paterson University of New Jersey Student Population and Demographics

William Paterson University of New Jersey Student Population

There are 9,942 students including 6,647 undergraduate and 3,295 graduate students at William Paterson University of New Jersey for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 5,988 full-time and 3,954 part-time students with gender distribution of 3,253 male and 6,689 female students.

William Paterson University of New Jersey is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 4,744 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

William Paterson University of New Jersey has a total enrollment of 9,942 with a gender distribution of 32.72% male (3,253 students) and 67.28% female (6,689 students). There are 2,573 male and 4,074 female students in undergraduate school and 680 male and 2,615 female students are attending graduate school at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Student Population By Gender
William Paterson University of New Jersey
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,942	3,253	6,689
Undergraduate	6,647	2,573	4,074
Graduate	3,295	680	2,615
Full-time	5,988	2,303	3,685
Part-time	3,954	950	3,004

[Chart] William Paterson University of New Jersey 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

William Paterson University of New Jersey has 5,988 full-time and 3,954 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 5,239 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 1,408 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 749 students are full-time and 2,546 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
William Paterson University of New Jersey
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,942	5,988	3,954
Undergraduate	6,647	5,239	1,408
Graduate	3,295	749	2,546
Men	3,253	2,303	950
Women	6,689	3,685	3,004

[Chart] William Paterson University of New Jersey Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At William Paterson University of New Jersey, 4,744 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,838 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 9,942 students.

In undergraduate schools, 4,724 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 2,858 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
William Paterson University of New Jersey
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,942	6,647	3,295
Online Exclusively	4,744	2,161	2,583
In Some Online Classes	2,838	2,563	275
Not In Online Classes	2,360	1,923	437

[Chart] William Paterson University of New Jersey Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at William Paterson University of New Jersey. There are 11 American Indian/Native American, 3,517 White, 1,897 Black/African American, 716 Asian, 3,059 Hispanic, 7 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 166 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
William Paterson University of New Jersey
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,942	3,253	6,689
American Indian/Native American	11	3	8
Asian	716	239	477
Black/African American	1,897	642	1,255
Hispanic	3,059	956	2,103
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	3	4
White	3,517	1,128	2,389
Two More	234	86	148
Race Un-Known	295	80	215

[Chart] William Paterson University of New JerseyRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Age Distribution
William Paterson University of New Jersey
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,942	6,647	3,295
Under 18	21	21	0
Age 18-19	1,433	1,433	0
Age 20-21	1,499	1,491	8
Age 22-24	1,917	1,452	465
Age 25-29	1,793	944	849
Age 30-34	1,071	478	593
Age 35-39	800	307	493
Age 40-49	945	356	589
Age 50-64	431	156	275
Over 64	32	9	23
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] William Paterson University of New Jersey 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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