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Winthrop landed the #1,148 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Winthrop held the #1,191 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Winthrop is also ranked #13 out of 45 schools in South Carolina.
Winthrop University has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Winthrop.
About 36% of students accepted to Winthrop submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 625. Math scores were between 480 and 570.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Winthrop it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Winthrop University is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Winthrop University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Winthrop for first-time, full-time students is 46%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Winthrop University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,406 undergraduates at Winthrop with 3,992 being full-time and 414 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,485 | $14,414 | $16,941 | $18,866 | $21,617 |
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 Winthrop, 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 Winthrop, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,350 a year. That adds up to $29,400 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Winthrop University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Winthrop University.
Contact details for Winthrop are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 701 Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC 29733 |
| Phone: | 803-323-2211 |
| Website: | www.winthrop.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 222 | $44,568 |
| Social Work | 160 | $35,070 |
| General Biology | 71 | $31,174 |
| Health & Physical Education | 71 | $30,527 |
| General Psychology | 68 | $24,193 |
| Special Education | 34 | $40,435 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 34 | $20,600 |
| Student Counseling | 33 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 33 | $16,817 |
| General Education | 31 | 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, 3,015 students took at least one online class at Winthrop University. This is a decrease from the 3,726 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,015 | 665 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,726 | 757 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,201 | 1,509 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,152 | 159 |
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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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