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

Who they are

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

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

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

Campus

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

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