Winona State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Winona State University

Winona State University operates as a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 5,144 students of which 5,947 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Winona State University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,503, with published in-state tuition of $10,576 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.0%. Graduates earn a median of $58,532 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,288 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 382800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.