Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC · Public · Small city
Public institution in Rock Hill, SC · 3,424 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $47,185 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
- $16,353776th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,956986th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,2861,254th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,275949th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,9751,585th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,1851,233rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,0481,284th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.2%727th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.8%1,095th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.1%746th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1132573rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,424638th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.6%768th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 20 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $40,821 | $40,368 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,707 | $40,269 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $38,289 | $35,274 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $36,134 | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $33,809 | $32,925 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,050 | $33,473 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $32,925 | $34,650 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $32,284 | $33,459 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $31,495 | $32,569 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $30,305 | $28,697 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1886source
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Goldsource
- Mascot: Big Stuffsource
- Motto: "Veritas cum libertate"source
- Campus size: about 425 acressource
- Formerly known as "Winthrop Training School" (1886–1891)source
- Formerly known as "South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College" (1891–1893)source
- Formerly known as "Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina" (1893–1920)source
- Formerly known as "Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women" (1920–1974)source
- Formerly known as "Winthrop College" (1974–1992)source
- Athletic conference: Big Southsource
- Notable alum: Andie MacDowellsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,684,790 (M $1,048,664 · W $1,636,126)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Winthrop University’s 3,424 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In SC
- Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC · 3,384 undergrads
- Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC · 3,080 undergrads
- University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC · 4,008 undergrads
- University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC · 2,805 undergrads
- South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC · 2,757 undergrads
- Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC · 2,716 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OK · 3,424 undergrads
- School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY · 3,432 undergrads
- Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, CT · 3,434 undergrads
- Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH · 3,412 undergrads
- CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY · 3,404 undergrads
- Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY · 3,447 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewinthrop.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218964)
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