Winona State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Winona State University is located in Winona, Minnesota. It was established in 1858. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following academic units:

• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Nursing & Health Sciences
• College of Science & Engineering

WSU has an active student life. The university sponsors several clubs and organizations for its students. Some of the notable alumni of WSU are U.S. congressman John Blatnik, professional wrestler Austin Aries and Minnesota State Senator Dick Day.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media and mathematics.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Winona State University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 83% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,482 in 2009-2010 (8,103 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Winona State University provides on-campus housing for 2,488 of its 8,103 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 14 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 127 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 86 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Winona State University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (13 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (280 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (27 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (320 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (22 awarded)

• Materials Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (69 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

LAW (28 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (181 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (102 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (206 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (73 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

SCIENCE (110 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (64 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (71 awarded)

• Psychology