Graduation Rate and Comparison Chart

The following chart compares the graduation rate between William Paterson University of New Jersey and similar colleges.

Number of Completers and Graduation Rate

The next table summarizes the outcome measures with the number of students at William Paterson University of New Jersey. 768 students have completed and 343 students have transferred out to other institutes. In addition, 43 students still enrolled and 218 students have left the school before completing their studies.
Graduation Rate with number of completers
TotalBachelor's or Equivalent
Total (Candidates)1,3721,372
Completers768
(55.98%)
768
Transfer-out343
(25.00%)
343
Still Enrolled43
(3.13%)
43
No Longer Enrolled218
(15.89%)
218

Graduation Rate by Completion Time (Bachelor's Degree)

The below table shows the number of completers with graduation rate by completion time. The number in parenthesis denote the graduation rate for the corresponding students. The numbers and rate for the 125% and 150% normal times are not cumulative, but additional completers and graduate rate for that period. For example, 505 students have completed in 4 years and additional 210 students have completed in the 5th year.
Graduation Rate by Completion Time (4-years Bachelor's degree)
TotalMenWomen
100% normal time (in 4 Years)505
(36.81%)
194
(29.62%)
311
(43.38%)
125% normal time (in 5 Years)210
(15.31%)
100
(15.27%)
110
(15.34%)
150% normal time (in 6 Years)53
(3.86%)
27
(4.12%)
26
(3.63%)

Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity

Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
Total55.98% (768/1,372) 49.01% (321/655) 62.34% (447/717)
American Indian or Alaska Native100.00% (1/1) - (0/0) 100.00% (1/1)
Asian62.83% (71/113) 45.90% (28/61) 82.69% (43/52)
Black (Non-Hispanic)46.30% (119/257) 43.52% (47/108) 48.32% (72/149)
Hispanic51.40% (220/428) 47.09% (89/189) 54.81% (131/239)
White63.05% (331/525) 52.54% (145/276) 74.70% (186/249)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander100.00% (1/1) 100.00% (1/1) - (0/0)
Two or More Race54.84% (17/31) 62.50% (5/8) 52.17% (12/23)
Unknown42.86% (6/14) 45.45% (5/11) 33.33% (1/3)

Number of Completers by Race/Ethnicity