by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Winona State University was awarded 463 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.
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College Factual ranked Winona State as #357 out of 2,198 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Winona State held the #408 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 51 colleges in Minnesota, Winona State is ranked at #11.
When it comes to admittance, Winona State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 74%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 1% of students accepted to Winona State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 660.
The student to faculty ratio at Winona State University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Winona State University is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Winona State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Winona State the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Winona State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,391 undergraduates at Winona State with 5,472 being full-time and 919 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,051 | $12,522 | $15,212 | $18,615 | $20,862 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Winona State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Winona State, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $8,684 a year. That adds up to $34,736 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Winona State University.
Contact details for Winona State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 175 West Mark Street, Winona, MN 55987-5838 |
| Phone: | 507-457-5000 |
| Website: | www.winona.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 301 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 143 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 140 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 92 | NA |
| Social Work | 85 | NA |
| General Psychology | 73 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 70 | NA |
| General Biology | 68 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 66 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 65 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 3,190 students took at least one online class at Winona State University. This is a decrease from the 3,721 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,190 | 873 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,721 | 945 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,240 | 469 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,993 | 290 |
Learn more about online learning at Winona State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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