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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    William Paterson University of New Jersey has 13 pts more first-gen students than U. North Carolina at Greensboro (44% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina at Greensboro has 2.1× as many undergrads as William Paterson University of New Jersey

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. North Carolina at Greensboro has 4 pts more Pell recipients than William Paterson University of New Jersey (50% vs. 47%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
William Paterson University of New Jersey6.6K
U. North Carolina at Greensboro14.1K
Pell Grant share
William Paterson University of New Jersey47%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro50%
First-gen share
William Paterson University of New Jersey44%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro31%
Diversity index
William Paterson University of New Jersey0.74
U. North Carolina at Greensboro0.73

Who they are

Men
William Paterson University of New Jersey39%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro34%
Part-time students
William Paterson University of New Jersey21%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro16%
Students 25 and older
William Paterson University of New Jersey32%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro18%

Race & ethnicity

William Paterson University of New Jersey
U. North Carolina at Greensboro
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
William Paterson University of New Jersey92%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro93%
First-years from other states
William Paterson University of New Jersey5%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro5%
First-years from abroad
William Paterson University of New Jersey4%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro1%
New transfer students this fall
William Paterson University of New Jersey929
U. North Carolina at Greensboro1,793
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
William Paterson University of New Jersey47%
U. North Carolina at Greensboro42%

Campus

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Large suburbNCAA D-III · New Jersey Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. North Carolina at Greensboro
Large cityNCAA D-I · Southern ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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