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Fall Semester Underway with Mix of In-Person and Online Options. Click Here for Details

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In the spirit of the holidays, we ask our Pioneer family to give a gift to WP in support of select projects on our campus. Gifts received by 11:59 p.m. on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1, will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Jim Nall ’71.

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What are you waiting for?

Our greatest strength is helping you find yours

At William Paterson University, we continuously empower our students to achieve the goals
they set for themselves. Here are some of the ways we help our students succeed.

Think of our professors as Olympic Gold Medalists in Academics.

You’ll find your guru at WP.

Our sports programs add Pioneer pride to the campus community.

Thousands of scholarships available. Invaluable education. Great value.

Small can make a big difference.

Undergrads wrap their arms around the real world in state-of-the-art labs, classrooms and studios.

11,000 hours of community service in one year. Our students give back, big time.

Our campus is a vibrant community, set on 380 wooded suburban acres.

You can almost bite the Big Apple from here.

From intramurals or club sports to intercollegiate athletics, the WP community offers something for everyone.

80,000 square feet of classrooms and labs in our newest building.

Go Greek. Get social. Soak up some culture. Find your club or start one.

Get a little face time with your future employers.

Our 80,000 alumni are living proof that our students achieve greatness—on campus and out in the world.

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William Paterson University Lands in Top 5 Percent of Four-Year Institutions Nationwide on 2020 Social Mobility Index

WP Education Students, Staff Offer Free Virtual Tutoring for the Children of Campus Employees

In This Together: WP’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences Launches Peer-to-Peer Program to Offer Both Academic and Personal Support

Son Honors His Mother, Alumna Mary Whitcroft Casperson ’54, ’78, with Endowed Scholarship in Her Name

Experience Academic Excellence

Through becoming an active club leader on campus, I have made connections with professors and staff in various academic departments as well as in the Academic Success Center. Whether I have a personal problem or a challenge in class, their doors are always open for me. They give me advice and encourage me to make decisions for myself. My experience at WP has cultivated me into not just a great student, but also a great Black man.

Chance Smith ‘21
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