Winona State University

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.

Campus Location

8th and Johnson St
Winona, MN 55987-5838
USA
Main Tel: (507) 457-5000
Web Site

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

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	1,385	57
Master	125	5
Associate	33	2
Postbaccalaureate certificate	13	4
Post-master's certificate	2	1

Students

Student enrollment was 8,334 in 2007-2008 (7,889 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 63% of the class.

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

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

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

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 7,626
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 12,230
Room and board	$ 6,430
Books and supplies	$ 1,140
Other	$ 2,790

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

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Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Winona State University:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Minnesota State University-Moorhead	Moorhead, MN	7,494
2	Minnesota State University-Mankato	Mankato, MN	14,515
3	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Bowling Green, OH	18,619
4	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA	12,692
5	Frostburg State University	Frostburg, MD	4,993
6	SUNY College at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, NY	6,259
7	Saint Cloud State University	Saint Cloud, MN	16,940
8	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	River Falls, WI	6,452
9	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	24,433
10	Westfield State College	Westfield, MA	5,392

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		207
Without tenure; working toward tenure		73
Without tenure; tenure not available		60

Housing and Meals

Winona State University provides on-campus housing for 2,488 of its 7,889 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

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) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	72%
Women	75%
All	73%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Math	520-610

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (12 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (278 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 (3 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (339 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
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 (14 awarded)

Materials Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (70 awarded)

Public Administration
Social Work

LAW (21 awarded)

Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (173 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 (16 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (82 awarded)

Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (9 awarded)

Music Management and Merchandising
Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (213 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (63 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (112 awarded)

Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Geology/Earth Science
Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (52 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (61 awarded)

Psychology