William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public institution that was founded in 1855. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,971 (fall 2020), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 370 acres.

Wayne is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than 20 miles (32 km) from Midtown Manhattan, and is home to William Paterson University. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 54,717, reflecting an increase of 648 ( 1.2%) from the 54,069 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 7,044 ( 15.0%) from the 47,025 counted in the 1990 Census.