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Winona State University

Winona, MN · Public · Town (distant) · WSU

Public institution in Winona, MN · 5,088 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $58,532 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,148904th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,498642nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,230676th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,373576th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,532609th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,288478th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
60.9%741st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.5%800th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
68.5%568th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1119617th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,088491st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
23.5%1,524th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 97 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$66,529$65,101
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,401$63,217
Computer Sciencebachelors$62,012$63,335
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$61,218$64,791
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,512$58,673
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,312$51,392
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,729$49,136
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,735$43,207
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,625$43,928
MarketingBusinessbachelors$44,728$42,402
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$44,021$41,058
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$42,150$41,667

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,781,762 (M $1,109,338 · W $672,424)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Winona State University’s 5,088 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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