Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Small

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $16,375. 52% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $49,727 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $25,500.

Average net price
$16,375
per year Verified data
Completion rate
52%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$49,727
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$25,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$14,680
Out-of-state tuition and fees$28,720
Average cost of attendance$31,746
Books and supplies$1,200
Room and board, on campus$13,390
Average net price, all aided students$16,375
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$13,290
Average net price, family income over $110,000$22,525

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
79%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1010 to 1220
ACT composite range, middle 50%
20 to 27
Undergraduate enrollment
3,523
Graduate enrollment
925
Students receiving Pell grants
45%
Student to faculty ratio
13 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time52%
Completion within normal time41%
First-year retention (full-time)74%
Median federal debt, graduates$25,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$290
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$26,091
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry67%
1 year after completion$40,130
4 years after completion$48,693
6 years after entry$42,713
8 years after entry$46,991
10 years after entry$49,727
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $49,727; the middle half earned $35,134 to $70,174. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Winthrop University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

71 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (35)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
61$34,784$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
178$50,902$25,000
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
9$50,344Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
22$41,822$25,500
Computer Programming
CIP 11.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacy$24,440
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
6$35,763Suppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
32$39,751$27,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
26$29,040$27,000
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
33$40,967$27,000
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
19$23,075$19,500
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
21$31,083$27,000
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacy$31,000
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
11$32,588Suppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
11$35,860$23,658
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacy$26,500
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacy$28,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
CIP 38.99 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
22$35,015$25,363
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
56$32,680$25,467
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
16$45,574Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
26$36,128$26,605
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
29$37,547$26,750
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacy$26,592
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
53$32,658$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
46$43,790$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
7$44,895Suppressed for privacy
Master's degree (21)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10 · Some credentials fully online
6$44,040Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
61$77,133Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
10$64,414Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · No credentials fully online
12$54,559Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · Some credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
125$52,101Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
11$49,455Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
19$46,857Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
31$46,313Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (11)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
12$52,243Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 218964, OPEID 003456. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.