Winthrop University Overview

Winthrop University is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Rock Hill is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Winthrop University Known For?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Winthrop.
• In a recent academic period63% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Winthrop makes roughly $47,185 a year. This is 16% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is 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

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How Do I Get Into Winthrop?

You can apply to Winthrop online at: https://www.winthrop.edu/apply-now.aspx

Admission Requirements for Winthrop

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Winthrop?

With an acceptance rate of 70%, Winthrop does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Winthrop received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Winthrop University?

The overall average net price of Winthrop is $30,788. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 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.

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Winthrop University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,406 undergraduate students at Winthrop, with 3,992 being full-time and 414 being part-time.

There are also 1,170 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,992 full-time undergraduates at Winthrop, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Winthrop University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	69
Black or African American	1,283
Hispanic or Latino	232
White	2,150
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	212

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Winthrop University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at Winthrop. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Australia.

Winthrop University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	141	2	97	240
Social Work	32	0	127	159
Teacher Education Grade Specific	54	0	37	91
General Psychology	75	0	0	75
General Biology	63	0	8	71
Health & Physical Education	61	0	6	67
Educational Administration	0	9	41	50
General Education	41	0	0	41
Design & Applied Arts	41	0	0	41
Student Counseling	0	13	22	35
Fine & Studio Arts	30	0	5	35
General English Literature	26	0	4	30
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	17	0	13	30
Sociology	29	0	0	29
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	23	0	0	23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	12	10	22
Drama & Theater Arts	22	0	0	22
Communication & Media Studies	19	0	0	19
Special Education	13	0	5	18
Political Science & Government	17	0	0	17
Human Development & Family Studies	16	0	0	16
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	16	0	16
Arts & Media Management	0	0	16	16
Instructional Media Design	0	0	15	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	12	1	2	15
Music	12	0	2	14
Computer Information Systems	13	0	0	13
History	6	0	7	13
Chemistry	13	0	0	13
Allied Health Professions	10	0	0	10
Public Relations & Advertising	7	0	0	7
Dance	7	0	0	7
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	6	0	0	6
Mathematics	5	0	0	5
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	4	4
Economics	4	0	0	4
Writing Studies	0	2	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	2	0	0	2
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	2	0	0	2
Computer Programming	1	0	0	1
Data Science	1	0	0	1
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Gerontology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	821	55	421	1,297

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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

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