William Paterson University of New Jersey Scholarships and Merit Aid
Wayne, New Jersey
13 scholarships William Paterson University of New Jersey publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
6,526Undergraduates
94%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (9)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Trustee Scholarship
$9,000
Published requirement
4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1130 SAT, or 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 23 ACT
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
University Talent Awards
$2,000 to $6,000
Department
Department of Music (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$2,000 to $6,000 per year; $8,000 to $24,000 over four yearswpunj.edu
Tami Cotsakos '71 Music Scholarship
$2,000 to $5,000
Department
Department of Music (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)
$2,000 to $5,000 per year; $8,000 to $24,000 over four yearswpunj.edu
MaCS Scholars Program (Mathematics and Computer Science Scholars)
$0 to $15,000
Department
College of Science and Health — Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science / Computer Information Technology (NSF S-STEM grant)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
up to $15,000 per student per academic year for up to four yearswpunj.edu
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
What William Paterson University of New Jersey costs
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
AcademicWorks (wpunj.academicworks.com) — William Paterson's Donor Scholarship Program hub; a public, unauthenticated 'All Opportunities' list and individual opportunity pages show named funds (many department/major-tied) with sponsoring-donor description, eligibility text, and deadline, but numeric award amounts render as 'Varies' with no dollar figure published at any tier (not a login-wall — the amount itself is not published because per-fund payouts vary by endowment performance).
Every amount on this page was read off a William Paterson University of New Jersey page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.