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Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota

https://www.winona.edu

#384 National Colleges

67.91% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

6,800 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily residential
Winona State University (WSU) is a public university in Winona, Minnesota. It was founded as Winona Normal School in 1858 and is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was the first normal school west of the Mississippi River.

WSU offers more than 80 programs on its main campus as well as collegiate programs on satellite campuses at Winona State University-Rochester and the Winona West Campus. It has average annual enrollment of approximately 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Its sports teams compete as the Winona State Warriors in the NCAA Division II athletics in 14 sports, primarily in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

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Location

City
Winona, Minnesota

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Health Professions And Related Programs 18.6%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 18.5%
Education 14.2%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 7.4%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 6.4%
Psychology 4.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 4.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.6%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 2.6%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 2.3%
Physical Sciences 2.3%
Social Sciences 2.0%
Engineering 1.6%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 1.6%
Visual And Performing Arts 1.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.1%
Legal Professions And Studies 0.6%
History 0.4%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.2%

Cost

In State Tuition
$9,666.00

Out of State Tuition
$15,766.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
58.88%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$17,656.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1105 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 630 570 510
Verbal 580 535 490

ACT Scores

22 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 24 21 18
English 24 21 18