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Winona State University

Image: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Image: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Winona State University (WSU) is a mid-sized public university in southeast Minnesota. WSU has two campuses and over 200 academic programs. 


Affordability: WSU has a relatively low total sticker price for out-of-state students ($29,494). They offer need- and merit-based aid. Average net price in 2020-21 was $17,283 (NCES).


Rankings: 

  • #39 Regional Universities Midwest, U.S. News

  • #278 best colleges of Nursing, Niche

Popular Majors (NCES):

  • Nursing 

  • Elementary Education  

  • Business Administration 

  • Social Work 

  • Psychology 

  • Biology 

  • Exercise Science 

  • Mass Communication/Media Studies  

  • Marketing 

  • Computer Science 

Admissions, enrollment, graduation rates (NCES):

  • 5,748 undergraduates; 797 graduate students

  • 77% acceptance rate

  • 27% enrolled

  • 63% graduation rate

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