Student Population at William Paterson University of New Jersey

By race/ethnicity, 3,517 White, 1,897 Black, and 716 Asian students out of a total of 9,942 are attending at William Paterson University of New Jersey. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

William Paterson University of New Jersey is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

By age, William Paterson University of New Jersey has 21 students under 18 years old and 32 students over 65 years old. There are 4,870 students under 25 years old, and 5,072 students over 25 years old out of 9,942 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 21 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. William Paterson University of New Jersey has 4,397 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,250 students aged 25 and over.

It has 473 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,822 students aged 25 and over.

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At William Paterson University of New Jersey, 4,744 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,838 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,351 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 393 students live in another State or outside of the United States.