by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Winona State University was awarded 456 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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College Factual ranked Winona State as #408 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Winona State is also ranked #17 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.
The acceptance rate at Winona State University is 77%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Winona State is a good fit for you.
About 2% of students accepted to Winona State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio at Winona State University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Winona State University is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Winona State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Winona State this rate is 37%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,391 undergraduates at Winona State with 5,472 being full-time and 919 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,721 | $12,963 | $15,289 | $18,902 | $20,853 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Winona State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Winona State, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,495 a year. That adds up to $33,980 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Winona State is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Winona State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 175 West Mark Street, Winona, MN 55987-5838 |
| Phone: | 507-457-5000 |
| Website: | www.winona.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WinonaStateU |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/winonastateu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 230 | $64,934 |
| Business Administration & Management | 164 | $42,074 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 141 | $37,651 |
| Social Work | 81 | $40,999 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 77 | $34,768 |
| General Biology | 73 | $36,367 |
| General Psychology | 66 | $35,002 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 64 | $39,401 |
| Health & Physical Education | 63 | $37,552 |
| Computer Science | 56 | $58,844 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 3,721 students took at least one online class at Winona State University. This is an increase from the 3,240 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,721 | 945 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,240 | 469 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,591 | 449 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,993 | 290 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,819 | 250 |
Learn more about online learning at Winona State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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