-21%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at William Paterson University of New Jersey fell 21% between 2021 and 2024 (56.0% → 44.0%).
New Jersey · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, New Jersey. 6,526 undergraduate students. 83 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at William Paterson University of New Jersey
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at William Paterson University of New Jersey rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.2k → $15.7k).
+10%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at William Paterson University of New Jersey rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($22.9k → $25.3k).
-7pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 7 pp at William Paterson University of New Jersey vs the 2018–2022 baseline (47.7% vs 55.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New Jersey
Each tile compares this institution to the New Jersey median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$57,780+29% · 6→10y
New Jersey median $46,742$44,928
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry47.7%-0% · '97→'24
New Jersey median 62.0%$15,750+314% · '97→'20
At program completion6,526-13% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS72.7%-5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time92.5%-4% · '01→'09
latest cohort$15,150+205% · '00→'24
out-of-state $24,464SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.6%Median federal debt $15,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $57,780 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+100%
William Paterson University of New Jersey · completion · 100% rose
10.3% → 20.6%
+205%
William Paterson University of New Jersey · in-state tuition rose
$5,150 → $15,704
+216%
William Paterson University of New Jersey · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,010 → $25,344
+314%
William Paterson University of New Jersey · median debt rose
$5,400 → $22,334
-100%
William Paterson University of New Jersey · cohort default rate fell
9.6% → 0.0%
+85%
William Paterson University of New Jersey · pell share rose
25.1% → 46.5%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$99,596Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$96,443Computer and Information Sciences, General.$93,901Educational Administration and Supervision.$89,937General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.$88,706Chemistry.$84,306Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$77,676Finance and Financial Management Services.$75,574Biology, General.$74,145Special Education and Teaching.$71,625Mathematics.$70,526Accounting and Related Services.$66,639Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$66,462Marketing.$66,294Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$65,714Economics.$64,426Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,121Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$62,718Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$62,355Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$61,432Criminal Justice and Corrections.$61,098Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$60,613Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$58,166Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$56,313
Showing top 24 of 35 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
35 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$56,313Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$65,714Special Education and Teaching.$71,625Educational Administration and Supervision.$89,937Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$60,613Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$62,718
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$62,355Business Administration, Management and Operations.$99,596Accounting and Related Services.$66,639Finance and Financial Management Services.$75,574Marketing.$66,294International Business.$53,757General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.$88,706Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,121
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at William Paterson University of New Jersey
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$114,208
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 19
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $17,978
- HS-only baseline · NJ
- $41,700
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New Jersey
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“William Paterson University of New Jersey graduates earn $X” — not “William Paterson University of New Jersey makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending William Paterson University of New Jersey caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.