Accreditation & Accolades

Accreditation

• William Paterson University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
• William Paterson University’s Cotsakos College of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
• The College of Education at William Paterson University is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and is eligible for accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at William Paterson University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (ccneaccreditation.org)

Accolades

• Ranked #24 among the “Top Public Schools, Regional Universities North” by U.S. News & World Report (2020)
• Recognized among the “Top Performers on Social Mobility, Regional Universities North” by U.S. News & World Report (2020)
• Honored as a Military Friendly^® School by MilitaryFriendly.com and included in their MFS Guide each year since 2011
• William Paterson is the third most diverse public university in New Jersey, and a significant percentage of students are the first in their families to attend university. WP was recently designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution with over 30 percent of students claiming Hispanic heritage in fall 2018.