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Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·winona.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
+10.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
6,045
peer median 4,904
Avg net price
$17,503
+$1.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,642
6,642 candidates competed
Admitted
5,014
75.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,213
24.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
57%+10.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

9.5pp gap
Pell recipients
50%221 of 438
Non-Pell (all)
60%649 of 1090
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%233 of 409
No Federal Aid
61%416 of 681

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 92 Title IV programs, 36 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
92
Passing
36
39.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

92programs
  • Passing36 · 39.1%
  • No Data55 · 59.8%
  • Failing1 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
34
No data
55

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

37
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-22.2%
$48,129 vs $61,854
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+15.3%
$53,481 vs $46,391
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+22.7%
$56,901 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+28.4%
$46,863 vs $36,491
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.6%
$47,291 vs $36,491
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+31.2%
$47,876 vs $36,491
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+32.2%
$48,258 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+33.6%
$48,767 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

30
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$27,000 debt · $48,767 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
54%
$26,161 debt · $48,258 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,824 earn
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$25,000 debt · $47,291 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
52%
$25,000 debt · $47,876 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
52%
$25,591 debt · $49,166 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
49%
$24,150 debt · $49,361 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
47%
$24,954 debt · $53,456 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1940Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 8

  1. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,224
$30–48k$11,792
$48–75k$13,814
$75–110k$17,871
$110k+$21,307

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,503
+$1,432vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $16,072
Federal loans
48.6%
In-state tuition
$10,576
Out-of-state
$17,308

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,609 students received $8.8M in Pell grants, alongside $24.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,609
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.8M
$8,780,567 total
Direct Loans
$24.4M
4,335 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.5M
1,408 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$10.0M
2,280 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.1M
406 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.4M
202 loan awards
Grad PLUS$440K
39 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,029 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,029
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.5%
2017
3.4%
2018
2.7%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Winona State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs95
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,323 total completions
01Health Professions
39930.2%
02Education
24018.1%
03Business
22116.7%
04Public Admin
14911.3%
05Parks/Recreation
634.8%
06Psychology
574.3%
07Liberal Arts
523.9%
08Communication
483.6%
09Computer Sciences
483.6%
10Biological Sciences
463.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,045
12-mo unduplicated
6,903
Undergraduate
5,994
Graduate
909

Gender split

Men
31%2,143
Women
69%4,760

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.9%
Hispanic
5.3%
Two or more
4.0%
Black
3.5%
Asian
3.3%
Non-resident
1.8%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
395
225 M · 170 W
Women athletes
43.0%
Athletic aid
$1.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.1M
$672K
Recruiting expense
$41K
$22K
Head-coach salaries
$70K
$58K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
120 M ·
$1.8M
Baseball
64 M ·
$555K
Track and Field (Indoor)
· 40 W
$209K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
· 40 W
$209K
Basketball
18 M · 15 W
$1.1M
Cross Country
12 M · 20 W
$78K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.98
12 offenses · 6,058 students

3-year trend

4.282 yrs ago1.301 yr ago1.98Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
48
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
29
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Rape
3
Fondling
3
Robbery
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

12total
  • On campus12

Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
5
Dating violence
6
Stalking
12 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs40
Liquor2125

Residence-hall fires

  • Sheehan Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
319

Winona State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Winona State selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectWinona State University
57%6,045$17,503Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
44%98.7%6,660$16,863Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
44%6,033$15,280Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
49%88.0%3,774$21,057Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
69%83.8%3,664$12,780Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
45%64.6%2,751$12,703Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median47%85.9%4,904$16,072

Institutions like Winona State

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Winona State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Planning, Assessment & Research (IPAR)
Email
ipar [at] winona.edu
Phone
507-457-5162
Address
Maxwell Hall 145

The Office of Institutional Planning, Assessment & Research (IPAR) serves as the official source of objective, research-based data about program effectiveness, University resources, peer institutions, students, faculty, and staff.

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Common Data Set

Winona State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
76.0%
Accessible
Yield
29.0%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
7,596
6,972 UG · 624 grad
6-yr graduation rate
59%
First-year retention
75%
Student–faculty ratio
19 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$15,446
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
5,398
Admitted
4,100
Enrolled
1,171

5,398 applied → 4,100 admitted (76.0%) → 1,171 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
76.0%

Accessible — 76.0% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
male70.1%
female78.7%
another gender48.1%

Admit rate varies by gender.

SAT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
1040
Median
1220
75th
1260

Middle 50% SAT 1040–1260 (median 1220).

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
19
Median
22
75th
25

Middle 50% ACT 19–25 (median 22).

High-school class rank

C10
Top tenth10%
Top quarter32%
Top half67%
Bottom half33%
Bottom quarter7%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important2
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic GPA
Important1
Class rank
Considered5
Standardized test scoresApplication EssayRecommendation(s)Extracurricular activitiesCharacter/personal qualities

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$21,652
Tuition
$7,59835%
Fees
$2,06810%
Room & board
$9,08642%
Books
$9004%
Other
$2,0009%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $21,652 (2020-2021).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$21,652
Net (aided)
$15,446
Avg need grant
$6,206

Sticker $21,652 → about $15,446 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($6,206); 51% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Federal50.2%
State30.3%
Institutional12.3%
External7.2%

12% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
76%
Avg debt
$33,312

76% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $33,312 on average.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
59%
Retention
75%

6-year graduation rate 59%; first-year retention 75%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students59%
Pell recipients54%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 6 pts below the overall rate (54% vs 59%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students110
10-19 students240
20-29 students373
30-39 students192
40-49 students39
50-99 students68
100+ students15

34% of classes have under 20 students; 8% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
19 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
65%
Women faculty
59%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Business/marketing21.62%
Health professions and related programs17.54%
Education15.1%
Parks and recreation7.01%
Public administration and social services6.36%
Psychology4.51%
Communication/journalism4.35%
Biological/life sciences4.35%

STEM-dominant: ~11% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White, non-Hispanic83.0%
Hispanic/Latino4.5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic3.1%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic3.0%
Nonresident aliens2.9%
Asian, non-Hispanic2.6%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown0.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic0.3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic0.0%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
205
Share
3%

3% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Undergraduate
6,97292%
Graduate
6248%

6,972 undergraduates and 624 graduate students.

06

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
1,064
Admitted
801
Enrolled
461

1,064 transfer applicants → 801 admitted (75.3%) → 461 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Winona State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Winona State.

What is the graduation rate at Winona State University?

Winona State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Winona State University?

Winona State University reports a total enrollment of 6,045 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Winona State University?

The average net price at Winona State University is $17,503 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Winona State University?

Winona State University's yield rate is 24.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Winona State University located?

Winona State University is located in Winona, Minnesota 55987-5838.

Who runs Institutional Research at Winona State University?

Winona State University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Planning, Assessment & Research (IPAR).

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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