Winona State University Overview
Winona State University is a public institution situated in Winona, Minnesota. The location of Winona State is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.
What Is Winona State University Known For?
- The 4% student loan default rate at Winona State is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
- The highest award offered at Winona State is the doctor's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 65% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, Winona State bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,700 a year. That's about 10% more than their peers at other schools.
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Winona State University Rankings
According to our 2021 analysis, Winona State is ranked #236 out of 2,320 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #8 out of 44 schools in Minnesota.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Winona State has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#61 | Best Graduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#64 | Best Doctor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#311 | Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Winona State.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Winona State has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#5 | Best Value Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service | College Factual |
#23 | Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#26 | Best Colleges for Social Work | College Factual |
#42 | Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | College Factual |
#44 | Best Teaching Schools | Teaching Degree Search |
#63 | Best Colleges for Education | College Factual |
Where Is Winona State University?

Contact details for Winona State are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 175 West Mark Street, Winona, MN 55987-5838 |
Phone: | 507-457-5000 |
Website: | www.winona.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WinonaStateU |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/winonastateu |
How Do I Get Into Winona State?
You can apply to Winona State online at: www.winona.edu/admissions/apply.asp
Admission Requirements for Winona State
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | neither required nor recommended |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Winona State?
Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.
Average Test Scores
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 490 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 690.
Can I Afford Winona State University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Winona State, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $9,337 a year. That adds up to $37,348 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Winona State is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Winona State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 627 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 6,125 full-time undergraduates at Winona State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Winona State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 149 |
Black or African American | 158 |
Hispanic or Latino | 278 |
White | 5,104 |
International Students | 195 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 241 |
Geographic Diversity
Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Winona State University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 59 countries are represented at Winona State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Online Learning at Winona State University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Winona State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 42nd most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Winona State
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Winona State University was 13.6%. This is the #1,123 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Winona State regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Winona State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Education | 14% |
Health Professions | 2% |
Mental & Social Health Services | 43% |
Multilingual Education | 50% |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 14% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Winona State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Winona State.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Mental & Social Health Services | #24 | |
Health & Physical Education | #46 | |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | #52 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #81 | |
Educational Administration | #116 | |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | #135 | |
Nursing | #231 | |
Education | #288 | |
Health Professions | #379 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Winona State University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Jonathunder under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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