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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Winona, MN
Population 50,000
Website https://www.winona.edu/
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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 10.2%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2012 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2013 Men: 35.8% 35.8% 2014 Men: 31.7% 31.7% 2015 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2016 Men: 31.7% 31.7% 2017 Men: 32.5% 32.5% 2018 Men: 31.6% 31.6% 2019 Men: 27.1% 27.1% 2020 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2021 Men: 29.9% 29.9% 2022 Men: 28.2% 28.2% 2023 Men: 29.3% 29.3% 2024 Men: 28.0% 28.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2011 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2017 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2011 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2023 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2024 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2011 White: 91.5% 91.5% 2012 White: 91.6% 91.6% 2013 White: 92.3% 92.3% 2014 White: 93.1% 93.1% 2015 White: 91.7% 91.7% 2016 White: 90.9% 90.9% 2017 White: 90.9% 90.9% 2018 White: 90.1% 90.1% 2019 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2020 White: 88.6% 88.6% 2021 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2022 White: 86.0% 86.0% 2023 White: 85.4% 85.4% 2024 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2011 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2021 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2025 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2020 White: 83.8% 83.8% 2021 White: 83.8% 83.8% 2022 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2023 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2024 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2025 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2020 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 International: 2.2% 2.2%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Winona State University 1,169 29% / 71% 2% $65,609 79 98%
General Engineering — — — — $89,603 96 —
Materials Engineering 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $85,700 94 100%
Computer Science 40 — 88% / 12% 5% $93,670 97 99%
Data Science 7 — 43% / 57% 14% $84,695 94 —
Information Technology 8 — 88% / 12% 25% $81,924 92 —
Chemistry 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $65,530 79 91%
Geosciences 11 — 45% / 55% 18% $68,223 82 94%
Mathematics 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $67,245 81 —
Physics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $73,921 87 —
Statistics 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $76,407 89 —
Biology 46 — 24% / 76% 4% $71,236 85 98%
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $82,567 92 100%
Exercise Science 40 — 52% / 48% 2% $60,413 72 98%
Nursing 224 +3 10% / 90% 4% $82,371 92 98%
Public Health 25 — 32% / 68% 0% $50,612 51 95%
Accounting 23 — 65% / 35% 0% $70,567 84 99%
Business Administration 94 +13 50% / 50% 2% $68,045 82 98%
Economics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $74,673 87 —
Finance 20 — 85% / 15% 0% $82,656 92 100%
Health Administration 41 — 22% / 78% 0% $74,147 87 100%
Human Resources Management 17 — 29% / 71% 6% $67,800 82 98%
Marketing 20 +1 55% / 45% 0% $65,720 79 98%
Recreation Management 21 — 33% / 67% 5% $44,833 34 94%
Communication 14 +1 14% / 86% 0% $56,150 64 98%
English 13 +3 31% / 69% 0% $43,017 29 96%
History 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $49,858 49 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 26 — 38% / 62% 0% $53,472 58 100%
International Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $59,566 71 —
Mass Communication 25 — 24% / 76% 4% $56,150 64 98%
Political Science 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $60,478 72 100%
Psychology 57 — 19% / 81% 2% $53,643 59 94%
Public Administration — +1 — — $62,025 75 —
Social Work 65 +3 12% / 88% 0% $56,431 65 98%
Sociology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $48,743 46 100%
Spanish 14 +3 7% / 93% 0% $48,970 46 87%
Biology Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Business Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Early Childhood Education 19 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,126 52 98%
Earth Science Education — — — — $52,783 57 94%
Education — — — — $63,391 77 98%
Elementary Education 102 +5 3% / 97% 0% $51,126 52 98%
English Education 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Health Teacher Education 1 +13 0% / 100% 0% $52,783 57 —
Mathematics Education 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Physical Education 19 — 68% / 32% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Social Studies Education 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Spanish Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Special Education 21 — 5% / 95% 0% $55,212 62 100%
Teaching English as a Second Language 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $53,258 58 —
Art Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Film Studies 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $45,437 36 —
Music — +1 — — $46,778 40 —
Music Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,783 57 94%
Music Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,927 41 —
Music Performance — — — — $46,884 40 —
Studio Art 15 +1 40% / 60% 7% $52,625 56 94%
Theater 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,747 25 —
Criminal Justice 24 +1 33% / 67% 0% $65,242 79 100%
Legal Professions — — — — $49,641 48 —
Legal Studies 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,539 48 100%

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%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 54.3% 54.3% 2012 Graduated: 53.4% 53.4% 2013 Graduated: 56.5% 56.5% 2014 Graduated: 57.2% 57.2% 2015 Graduated: 58.4% 58.4% 2016 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2017 Graduated: 60.7% 60.7% 2018 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9% 2019 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2020 Graduated: 60.8% 60.8% 2021 Graduated: 63.0% 63.0% 2022 Graduated: 60.5% 60.5% 2023 Graduated: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2012 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2013 Men: 54.6% 54.6% 2014 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2015 Men: 52.5% 52.5% 2016 Men: 57.4% 57.4% 2017 Men: 56.2% 56.2% 2018 Men: 62.3% 62.3% 2019 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2020 Men: 56.0% 56.0% 2021 Men: 58.9% 58.9% 2022 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2023 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2024 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2011 Women: 58.1% 58.1% 2012 Women: 54.6% 54.6% 2013 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2014 Women: 61.0% 61.0% 2015 Women: 62.1% 62.1% 2016 Women: 60.2% 60.2% 2017 Women: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 Women: 64.8% 64.8% 2019 Women: 63.0% 63.0% 2020 Women: 63.0% 63.0% 2021 Women: 65.0% 65.0% 2022 Women: 63.4% 63.4% 2023 Women: 63.6% 63.6% 2024 Women: 60.6% 60.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 36.7% 36.7% 2012 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2013 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2% 2014 Hispanic: 57.7% 57.7% 2015 Hispanic: 56.1% 56.1% 2016 Hispanic: 48.5% 48.5% 2017 Hispanic: 54.3% 54.3% 2018 Hispanic: 54.1% 54.1% 2019 Hispanic: 47.2% 47.2% 2020 Hispanic: 47.9% 47.9% 2021 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2022 Hispanic: 54.7% 54.7% 2023 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3% 2024 Hispanic: 39.7% 39.7% 2011 White: 55.1% 55.1% 2012 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2014 White: 57.7% 57.7% 2015 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2016 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2017 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2018 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2019 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2020 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2021 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2022 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2024 White: 58.6% 58.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 25.5% 298 18% / 82% 3% $76,765 89 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.9% 244 21% / 79% 1% $54,162 60 97%
Business & Economics 20.4% 238 47% / 53% 2% $68,362 82 98%
Education 16.4% 192 15% / 85% 0% $52,009 55 97%
Computer Science 4.7% 55 82% / 18% 9% $90,819 96 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 46 24% / 76% 4% $71,236 85 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 31 48% / 52% 6% $68,467 82 93%
Professional 2.5% 29 28% / 72% 0% $62,535 75 100%
Arts 2.3% 27 41% / 59% 4% $50,764 52 94%
Engineering 0.8% 9 67% / 33% 0% $85,700 94 100%

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 8 #353 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 8 #493 — —

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 68.9% 68.9% 2012 Acceptance: 61.7% 61.7% 2013 Acceptance: 60.7% 60.7% 2014 Acceptance: 63.0% 63.0% 2015 Acceptance: 62.5% 62.5% 2016 Acceptance: 59.8% 59.8% 2017 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2018 Acceptance: 65.7% 65.7% 2019 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9% 2020 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2% 2021 Acceptance: 76.9% 76.9% 2022 Acceptance: 73.7% 73.7% 2023 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5% 2024 Acceptance: 75.5% 75.5% 2011 Yield: 41.5% 41.5% 2012 Yield: 39.4% 39.4% 2013 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2014 Yield: 36.9% 36.9% 2015 Yield: 38.8% 38.8% 2016 Yield: 35.5% 35.5% 2017 Yield: 32.4% 32.4% 2018 Yield: 30.4% 30.4% 2019 Yield: 29.9% 29.9% 2020 Yield: 25.1% 25.1% 2021 Yield: 26.8% 26.8% 2022 Yield: 29.7% 29.7% 2023 Yield: 27.5% 27.5% 2024 Yield: 24.2% 24.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 6,545 6,545 2012 Applicants: 7,362 7,362 2013 Applicants: 7,212 7,212 2014 Applicants: 7,099 7,099 2015 Applicants: 6,780 6,780 2016 Applicants: 7,476 7,476 2017 Applicants: 7,468 7,468 2018 Applicants: 7,744 7,744 2019 Applicants: 7,663 7,663 2020 Applicants: 6,804 6,804 2021 Applicants: 5,335 5,335 2022 Applicants: 5,367 5,367 2023 Applicants: 6,159 6,159 2024 Applicants: 6,642 6,642 2011 Admitted: 4,512 4,512 2012 Admitted: 4,540 4,540 2013 Admitted: 4,381 4,381 2014 Admitted: 4,475 4,475 2015 Admitted: 4,235 4,235 2016 Admitted: 4,467 4,467 2017 Admitted: 4,966 4,966 2018 Admitted: 5,089 5,089 2019 Admitted: 5,204 5,204 2020 Admitted: 5,115 5,115 2021 Admitted: 4,103 4,103 2022 Admitted: 3,958 3,958 2023 Admitted: 4,220 4,220 2024 Admitted: 5,014 5,014 2011 Enrolled: 1,874 1,874 2012 Enrolled: 1,787 1,787 2013 Enrolled: 1,650 1,650 2014 Enrolled: 1,650 1,650 2015 Enrolled: 1,642 1,642 2016 Enrolled: 1,586 1,586 2017 Enrolled: 1,610 1,610 2018 Enrolled: 1,546 1,546 2019 Enrolled: 1,555 1,555 2020 Enrolled: 1,282 1,282 2021 Enrolled: 1,098 1,098 2022 Enrolled: 1,175 1,175 2023 Enrolled: 1,162 1,162 2024 Enrolled: 1,213 1,213

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 840 840 2016 25th: 790 790 2017 25th: 1040 1040 2018 25th: 1000 1000 2019 25th: 1000 1000 2020 25th: 960 960 2021 25th: 970 970 2022 25th: 1000 1000 2023 25th: 980 980 2011 75th: 1140 1140 2016 75th: 1070 1070 2017 75th: 1330 1330 2018 75th: 1190 1190 2019 75th: 1210 1210 2020 75th: 1130 1130 2021 75th: 1280 1280 2022 75th: 1270 1270 2023 75th: 1250 1250

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 495 495 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 550 550 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 655 655 2016 75th: 510 510 2017 75th: 690 690 2018 75th: 610 610 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 630 630 2022 75th: 660 660 2023 75th: 640 640

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 640 640 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 650 650 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 610 610

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2021 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0% 2022 Submitted: 57.0% 57.0% 2023 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.