Winona State University

Winona State University is a public college in Winona, MN. Its average net price is $17,413 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,959
$30,001 to $48,000$10,347
$48,001 to $75,000$12,374
$75,001 to $110,000$17,819
$110,001 and up$21,942
$11,232Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,401Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,413Average Net Price
$10,660Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$900Books and Supplies
$2,600Other Expenses
28.1%Students on Pell Grants
48.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

75.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$53,811
8 years after entry$60,201
10 years after entry$63,354
59.0%Graduation Rate
79.0%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Winona, MNLocation
Distant townSetting
5,144Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$56,788 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biology$44,941 Small program - rough guide n=92$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=89
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,990 n=168$21,075 n=154
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$41,977 n=104$21,375 Small program - rough guide n=92
Computational Science$75,740 National median for this major n=203Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$64,792 Small program - rough guide n=68$22,183 Small program - rough guide n=41
Criminal Justice$49,344 Small program - rough guide n=44$21,769 Small program - rough guide n=40
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$56,908 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,259 Small program - rough guide n=42$39,346 Small program - rough guide n=36
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$53,843 Small program - rough guide n=39$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$47,863 National median for this major n=156Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$56,846 Small program - rough guide n=73$22,750 Small program - rough guide n=46
Materials Engineering$75,940 National median for this major n=1,055Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$45,685 Small program - rough guide n=45$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=55
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Outdoor Education$33,572 National median for this major n=181Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$38,844 Small program - rough guide n=46Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$40,385 Small program - rough guide n=82$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=81
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$78,991 n=328$23,164 n=286
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$46,524 n=104$25,250 Small program - rough guide n=92
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$38,954 Small program - rough guide n=42$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=76
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,548 Small program - rough guide n=83$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=91
Teaching$43,330 n=182$22,923 n=182
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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