Winston-Salem State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University operates as a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,170 students of which 4,711 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. Winston-Salem State University is categorized as “17” 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 78.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 945 and an ACT midpoint of 17. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,479, with published in-state tuition of $6,126 and a Pell grant recipient share of 64.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 47.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.3%. Graduates earn a median of $45,344 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,557 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 317600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 54.5% 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.