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
- $16,353777th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,956991st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,2861,265th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,275951st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,9751,596th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,1851,239th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,0481,289th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.2%731st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.8%1,102nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.1%756th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1132575th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,424638th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.6%777th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 20 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
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.
Key links
- Official websitewinthrop.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218964)
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