William Paterson University of New Jersey is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It has 7 programmatic accredited programs.
The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency Name | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Middle States Commission on Higher Education | Accredited | 1/1/1958 - Current |
Programmatic Accreditation
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs | Pre-Accredited | 4/15/2018 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs | Accredited | 12/1/1982 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels | Accredited | 3/3/2000 - Current (Estimated Date) |
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| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels | Accredited | 3/3/2000 - Current |
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| Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels | Accredited | 10/15/2014 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 7/1/2007 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1978 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |