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William Paterson University of New Jersey
U. North Carolina at Greensboro

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    William Paterson University of New Jersey grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than U. North Carolina at Greensboro's ($57,780 vs. $48,160)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    William Paterson University of New Jersey graduates 2 pts more of its students than U. North Carolina at Greensboro (61% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
William Paterson University of New Jersey$57.8K
U. North Carolina at Greensboro$48.2K
Graduation rate
William Paterson University of New Jersey61%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro59%
Retention rate
William Paterson University of New Jersey74%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro79%

Borrowing

Median debt
William Paterson University of New Jersey$22.3K
U. North Carolina at Greensboro$22.9K
Undergrads with a federal loan
William Paterson University of New Jersey43%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro46%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
William Paterson University of New Jersey$16.3K
U. North Carolina at Greensboro$17.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
William Paterson University of New Jersey46%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro46%
Credential within 8 years, all students
William Paterson University of New Jersey61%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro60%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
William Paterson University of New Jersey21%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
William Paterson University of New Jersey36%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro55%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
William Paterson University of New Jersey61%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro58%
Pell graduation gap
William Paterson University of New Jersey25 pts lower
U. North Carolina at Greensboro3 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyU. North Carolina at Greensboro
White62%54%
Asian71%69%
Hispanic/Latino39%57%
Black28%56%
Two or more races40%56%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why