Description Founded in 1855 as a normal school (teacher's college) for the city of Paterson, New Jersey, William Paterson University has evolved into a fully accredited liberal-arts university. William Paterson, which has 1,000 full-time faculty members, enrolls about 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and offers more than 50 academic programs through five colleges. The university has a 370-acre campus with some 40 major buildings and other facilities, including the David and Lorraine Cheng Library, which boasts more than 350,000 bound volumes. Tuition and fees are $10,500 for full-time students who are residents. William Paterson is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
William Paterson University has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 205 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The William Paterson University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 68% of employees would recommend working at William Paterson University to a friend. This is based on 205 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
85% of job seekers rate their interview experience at William Paterson University as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at William Paterson University.