Winston-Salem State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (72%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,929
Men / Women 27% / 73%
From State 75%
From Region 10%
Athletes 224 (6.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 85%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
White 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 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
College of Arts, Sciences, Business and Education 494 29% 3% 1% 86% 4% 0% $51,792 2 -0.98 44 92% 9.1%
Computer Science 7 — 57% 0% 0% 86% 0% 14% $111,023 37 -0.41 98 94% — — — —
Information Technology 6 — 67% 17% 0% 67% 17% 0% $75,700 10 -1.10 84 100% — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $59,609 7 -1.16 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 11 — 27% 18% 0% 64% 9% 0% $57,798 6 -1.04 59 — — — — —
Biology 45 — 16% 9% 0% 78% 7% 0% $59,615 18 -0.79 63 94% — — — —
Accounting 15 — 53% 7% 7% 73% 13% 0% $71,098 14 -1.03 80 92% — — — —
Business Administration 76 +1 43% 0% 0% 92% 1% 0% $51,599 1 -1.35 44 95% — — — —
Economics 9 — 56% 11% 11% 78% 0% 0% $39,164 0 -2.21 13 100% — — — —
African American Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $47,224 9 -0.96 32 — — — — —
English 5 — 20% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $48,494 32 -0.48 35 — — — — —
General Studies 63 — 32% 2% 2% 89% 2% 0% $45,025 4 -1.18 26 88% 9.1% — — —
History 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,157 13 -0.86 34 — — — — —
Mass Communication 49 — 45% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $42,332 1 -1.82 19 91% — — — —
Political Science 12 — 17% 0% 0% 83% 17% 0% $59,562 16 -0.93 63 95% — — — —
Psychology 67 — 18% 3% 0% 88% 6% 0% $51,961 34 -0.47 45 91% — — — —
Social Work 39 — 10% 3% 0% 79% 8% 3% $51,926 37 -0.16 45 86% — — — —
Sociology 12 — 25% 0% 0% 92% 8% 0% $41,852 2 -1.36 18 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $58,125 89 +0.87 60 97% — — — —
Kindergarten/Preschool Education 11 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,125 89 +0.87 60 97% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching — — — — — — — — $55,052 37 -0.33 53 — — — — —
Secondary Education 7 — 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% 0% $43,636 7 -1.34 22 100% — — — —
Art 11 — 55% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $35,628 7 -1.20 8 — — — — —
Music 5 — 60% 20% 0% 60% 0% 0% $33,897 5 -1.38 6 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 32 +1 19% 0% 0% 91% 9% 0% $51,627 9 -1.14 44 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 423 19% 15% 1% 69% 9% 1% $69,187 41 -0.49 78 97% 3.3%
Clinical Laboratory Science 45 — 13% 47% 7% 33% 4% 7% $67,436 14 -0.92 76 96% 4.4% — — —
Exercise Physiology 51 — 25% 6% 0% 76% 14% 0% $52,694 13 -1.06 47 — — — — —
Kinesiology 9 — 89% 0% 0% 89% 11% 0% $49,346 4 -1.45 38 97% — — — —
Nursing 161 — 9% 25% 1% 55% 11% 1% $97,529 76 +0.53 96 98% 3.0% — — —
Rehabilitation Counseling 18 — 0% 0% 0% 89% 0% 0% $46,427 7 -1.50 30 94% — — — —
Health Administration 74 — 7% 0% 0% 91% 9% 0% $46,212 2 -1.04 29 98% — — — —
Recreation Management 3 — 100% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $48,170 6 -1.12 34 — — — — —
Sport Management 41 — 71% 0% 0% 98% 2% 0% $49,346 8 -1.26 38 96% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation 21 — 19% 0% 0% 81% 5% 5% $46,427 3 -1.28 30 94% — — — —
Gerontology — — — — — — — — $48,016 18 -0.62 34 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,436
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,854
Est. In-State Cost $8,326
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,096
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

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 31.0% 284 14% 23% 2% 59% 10% 1% $79,944 62 -0.18 88 97% 3.3%
Business & Economics 26.1% 239 36% 1% 1% 90% 5% 0% $49,803 0 -1.24 39 96% —
Social Sciences 19.5% 179 24% 2% 0% 88% 6% 1% $49,149 6 -0.86 37 91% —
Humanities 7.9% 72 32% 3% 1% 88% 1% 0% $45,414 4 -1.11 27 88% 9.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.9% 45 16% 9% 0% 78% 7% 0% $59,615 16 -0.79 63 94% —
Professional 3.5% 32 19% 0% 0% 91% 9% 0% $51,627 4 -1.14 44 95% —
Education 2.5% 23 0% 4% 0% 91% 0% 0% $53,715 51 +0.20 49 98% —
Arts 1.7% 16 56% 6% 0% 88% 0% 0% $35,087 3 -1.26 7 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 14 21% 21% 0% 64% 7% 0% $58,186 2 -1.06 60 — —
Computer Science 1.4% 13 62% 8% 0% 77% 8% 8% $94,720 22 -0.73 95 97% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $7.3M #71 99% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $1.9M #203 88% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.8M #300 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #389 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.4M #262 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #337 88% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #454 78% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #281 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $12.5M #290 94% $0 — — — —

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 116 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Basketball 15 $639K $639K $0
Golf 9 $171K $171K $0
Cross Country 5 $36K $36K $0
Total 144 $3.0M $3.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $399K $399K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 27 $123K $123K $0
Softball 17 $287K $287K $0
Volleyball 17 $311K $311K $0
Basketball 14 $600K $600K $0
Cross Country 8 $42K $42K $0
Tennis 6 $97K $97K $0
Total 80 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Basketball 29 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $399K $399K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 27 $123K $123K $0
Softball 17 $287K $287K $0
Volleyball 17 $311K $311K $0
Cross Country 13 $79K $79K $0
Golf 9 $171K $171K $0
Tennis 6 $97K $97K $0
Total 224 $6.8M $6.7M $60K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

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
Submitted Test Scores 15%
SAT Range 830 – 1020
SAT Math Range 400 – 500
SAT RW Range 430 – 520