300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1855
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 9,110
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: May 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $9,422 in-state, 15,370 out-of-state
Room/Board: $9,380
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 88%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 372,437
Number of current serial subscriptions: 22,000
Number of microforms: 1,075,668
Number of audiovisuals: 20,000
Number of ebooks: 4,637
Other library facilities: Additional library facilities include a 110-seat auditorium, the Curriculum Materials Center, 2 electronic classrooms for library instruction, 13 small group study rooms and a 20-station open computer laboratory.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art galleries; Collection of NJ State Documents; Collection of William Paterson’s private papers; Interactive television classroom; Neurobiology facility; Campus Network with ATM technology; Center for Computer Art and Animation;State-of-the-art electron microscopy facility; Teleconference Center with uplink and downlink capabilities; 44,000 square foot, state-of-the-art studio art facility; Center for Electro-Acoustic Music (CEM); E-Trade Financial Learning Center, a real-time simulated trading and financial educational facility.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 900
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 24%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 1.3%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 2.4%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 55%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 24%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (60%), apartment for single students (2%), special housing for disabled students (4%), other housing options (34%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 78%
Triples or Suites: 1%
Apartments: 20%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 370 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Newark, NJ (22), New York, NY (30)
Nearest train station: New York, NY (22)
Nearest bus station: New York, NY (21)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 60%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 3%
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: N/A
Navy ROTC N/A
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Distinguished Lecturer Series, Jazz Room Series, Welcome Week, Homecoming, Latin Heritage Month, Winterfest, African Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, Multicultural Awareness Week, Greek Week, Springfest