by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Winston - Salem State University was awarded 12 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, WSSU is ranked #1,667 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
WSSU is also ranked #58 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
See all of the rankings for Winston - Salem State University.
When it comes to admittance, Winston - Salem State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 81%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 7% of students accepted to WSSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 520. Math scores were between 440 and 520.
Learn more about Winston - Salem State University admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Winston - Salem State University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Winston - Salem State University is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Winston - Salem State University has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at WSSU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Winston - Salem State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,689 undergraduates at WSSU with 4,033 being full-time and 656 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,304 | $11,479 | $15,119 | $18,463 | $19,534 |
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 WSSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WSSU, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $6,378 a year. That adds up to $25,512 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at WSSU is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Get more details about paying for Winston - Salem State University.
See which majors at Winston - Salem State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Winston - Salem State University.
Contact details for WSSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 601 S. Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27110-0001 |
| Phone: | 336-750-2000 |
| Website: | www.wssu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WSSU1892 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/wssurams |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 262 | $63,779 |
| Health & Physical Education | 105 | $23,013 |
| General Biology | 80 | $32,123 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 72 | $25,333 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 58 | $51,993 |
| Business Administration & Management | 55 | $30,639 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 46 | $25,799 |
| General Psychology | 40 | $27,801 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 36 | $25,996 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 35 | $25,515 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 5,032 students took at least one online class at Winston - Salem State University. This is an increase from the 4,931 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,032 | 1,966 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,931 | 1,482 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,575 | 694 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,601 | 736 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,511 | 704 |
Learn more about online learning at Winston - Salem State University.
If you’re considering Winston - Salem State University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.
Curious on how these schools stack up against WSSU? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!
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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.