Winona State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,613
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 69%
From Region 27%
Athletes 395 (8.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 82%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Black 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Winona State University 1,169 29% 82% 4% 3% 5% 2% $69,429 41 -0.13 79 97% 4.2%
General Engineering — — — — — — — — $96,407 50 -0.16 96 — — — — —
Materials Engineering 9 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $98,982 72 +0.51 97 100% — — — —
Computer Science 40 — 88% 70% 5% 10% 10% 5% $95,311 16 -0.87 95 96% — — — —
Data Science 7 — 43% 57% 0% 0% 14% 14% $82,638 11 -1.30 89 — — — — —
Information Technology 8 — 88% 62% 0% 12% 0% 25% $87,978 30 -0.50 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,527 22 -0.59 74 91% — — — —
Geosciences 11 — 45% 73% 9% 0% 0% 18% $68,220 65 +0.28 78 94% — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,657 31 -0.59 79 — — — — —
Physics 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,127 33 -0.39 87 — — — — —
Statistics 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,617 12 -0.86 89 — — — — —
Biology 46 — 24% 80% 13% 0% 0% 4% $73,647 86 +0.84 83 95% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 — 11% 56% 11% 0% 22% 0% $80,906 72 +0.28 88 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 40 — 52% 85% 2% 2% 2% 2% $67,327 75 +0.65 76 98% — — — —
Nursing 224 +3 10% 81% 4% 4% 4% 4% $85,227 21 -0.70 91 99% — — — —
Public Health 25 — 32% 68% 4% 8% 8% 0% $68,963 71 +0.36 78 88% — — — —
Accounting 23 — 65% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,199 33 -0.51 87 100% — — — —
Business Administration 94 +13 50% 85% 4% 1% 4% 2% $72,642 51 -0.26 82 99% — — — —
Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,791 23 -0.76 86 — — — — —
Finance 20 — 85% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,770 33 -0.49 91 98% — — — —
Health Administration 41 — 22% 71% 5% 10% 2% 0% $85,690 94 +1.00 91 97% 4.2% — — —
Human Resources Management 17 — 29% 71% 6% 0% 12% 6% $77,334 58 +0.10 86 98% — — — —
Marketing 20 +1 55% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $82,291 67 +0.37 89 99% — — — —
Recreation Management 21 — 33% 90% 5% 0% 0% 5% $53,231 19 -0.66 49 98% — — — —
English 13 +3 31% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $52,747 56 +0.04 48 90% — — — —
History 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,856 21 -0.69 41 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 26 — 38% 85% 0% 8% 4% 0% $57,847 64 +0.05 61 95% — — — —
Spanish 14 +3 7% 50% 0% 0% 36% 0% $66,667 81 +0.77 76 100% — — — —
Communication 14 +1 14% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $59,030 42 -0.27 63 100% — — — —
International Studies 5 +2 20% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $62,843 26 -0.52 70 — — — — —
Mass Communication 25 — 24% 68% 8% 8% 8% 4% $59,030 42 -0.27 63 100% — — — —
Political Science 12 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,132 30 -0.59 72 91% — — — —
Psychology 57 — 19% 84% 7% 0% 0% 2% $55,857 60 +0.12 56 92% — — — —
Public Administration — +1 — — — — — — $65,518 32 -0.49 74 — — — — —
Social Work 65 +3 12% 75% 8% 11% 6% 0% $55,345 62 +0.25 55 95% — — — —
Sociology 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,931 69 +0.19 63 90% — — — —
Biology Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 33 -0.48 48 98% — — — —
Business Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 24 -0.78 48 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 19 — 0% 79% 0% 5% 11% 0% $50,146 36 -0.32 41 97% — — — —
Earth Science Education — — — — — — — — $52,743 33 -0.48 48 98% — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $63,388 86 +0.98 71 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 102 +5 3% 90% 2% 0% 5% 0% $50,146 36 -0.32 41 97% — — — —
English Education 5 — 40% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 40 -0.38 48 98% — — — —
Health Teacher Education 1 +13 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 28 -0.62 48 98% — — — —
Mathematics Education 9 — 11% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 33 -0.48 48 98% — — — —
Physical Education 19 — 68% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 28 -0.62 48 98% — — — —
Social Studies Education 10 — 70% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 38 -0.46 48 98% — — — —
Spanish Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 40 -0.38 48 98% — — — —
Special Education 21 — 5% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $53,209 36 -0.41 49 98% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,324 42 -0.30 50 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 80 +0.63 48 98% — — — —
Film Studies 4 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,781 63 +0.25 43 — — — — —
Music — +1 — — — — — — $50,171 65 +0.37 41 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 79 +0.64 48 98% — — — —
Music Management 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,208 68 +0.48 44 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $50,257 65 +0.38 42 — — — — —
Studio Art 15 +1 40% 87% 0% 0% 7% 7% $57,831 92 +1.18 61 100% — — — —
Theater 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,334 84 +0.71 36 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 24 +1 33% 83% 0% 4% 8% 0% $72,865 97 +1.79 82 100% — — — —
Legal Professions — — — — — — — — $56,451 30 -0.47 57 — — — — —
Legal Studies 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,539 5 -1.43 40 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,111
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,413
Est. In-State Cost $14,373
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,819
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 25.5% 298 18% 80% 4% 4% 5% 3% $81,329 68 -0.40 89 98% —
Business & Economics 20.4% 238 47% 83% 3% 2% 3% 2% $76,019 42 -0.05 85 98% 4.2%
Education 16.4% 192 15% 89% 3% 1% 4% 0% $51,163 32 -0.38 44 98% —
Social Sciences 15.7% 184 18% 78% 7% 5% 5% 1% $57,178 46 +0.02 59 95% —
Humanities 5.1% 60 30% 78% 2% 3% 12% 0% $57,868 65 +0.13 61 96% —
Computer Science 4.7% 55 82% 67% 4% 9% 9% 9% $92,631 20 -0.87 95 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 46 24% 80% 13% 0% 0% 4% $73,647 82 +0.84 83 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 31 48% 87% 3% 0% 0% 6% $69,785 25 -0.29 79 93% —
Professional 2.5% 29 28% 86% 0% 3% 7% 0% $68,843 52 +1.23 78 100% —
Arts 2.3% 27 41% 93% 0% 0% 4% 4% $55,002 66 +0.87 54 100% —
Engineering 0.8% 9 67% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $98,982 39 +0.51 97 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 8 #352 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 8 #491 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 64 $555K $555K $0
Basketball 18 $626K $626K $0
Cross Country 12 $38K $38K $0
Golf 11 $168K $168K $0
Total 225 $3.2M $3.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 40 $209K $209K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 40 $209K $209K $0
Soccer 31 $354K $354K $0
Gymnastics 25 $198K $198K $0
Softball 24 $479K $479K $0
Cross Country 20 $39K $39K $0
Volleyball 17 $545K $545K $0
Basketball 15 $478K $478K $0
Tennis 11 $97K $97K $0
Golf 8 $83K $83K $0
Total 170 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 64 $555K $555K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 40 $209K $209K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 40 $209K $209K $0
Basketball 33 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Cross Country 32 $78K $78K $0
Soccer 31 $354K $354K $0
Gymnastics 25 $198K $198K $0
Softball 24 $479K $479K $0
Golf 19 $252K $252K $0
Volleyball 17 $545K $545K $0
Tennis 11 $97K $97K $0
Total 395 $7.2M $7.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional