Winona State University

City/Population: Winona/27,324

Tuition and fees (2008-2009): $6,301

FAFSA code: 002394

Enrollment:
Total number students served: 9,344
Full-year equivalent enrollment: 7,911
Percent female: 62.3%
Percent male: 37.7%
Percent students of color: 4.6%

Degrees offered: Associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, applied doctorate degrees, specialist degrees

Largest programs: Education (early childhood, elementary and secondary), math and computer science, business administration, social work, nursing, mass communication

Unique programs: Child advocacy studies, composite materials engineering, master's and doctoral program in nursing, paralegal, aviation and airway science, music business, graphic design

Special options:

• Program minors: Adventure tourism, airway science aviation, biochemistry, business law, dance, electronics, geography, global studies, intercultural communication, international business
• Emphases/options: Advertising, broadcasting, journalism, photojournalism, public relations, law enforcement, corrections, cell and molecular biology, ecology, water resources management
• Pre-professional programs: Dentistry, engineering, law, medicine, mortuary science, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, veterinary medicine

Intercollegiate sports: Fifteen men's and women's NCAA-II varsity sports: women's basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball; men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis

Student activities: Student government and more than 210 student social, service and professional clubs and organizations for academics, fine arts, athletics, media, culture and cultural issues, and religion. The university holds professional cultural programs as well as student theatrical, musical and dance performances.

Housing: The university has seven residence halls on campus. Three other residence halls and the University Apartments at East Lake are connected by shuttle bus to the central Winona campus. Numerous off-campus rental housing opportunities are available within five blocks of campus.

Highlights

• Ranked as a "top-tier" institution among Midwestern universities by U.S. News & World Report and ranked among the "Best in the Midwest" by The Princeton Review.
• For the 12th consecutive year, Winona State University is one of America's 100 Best College Buys, recognizing quality and value.
• Winona State University is the lead institution in HealthForce Minnesota, a collaborative program with other Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and health care providers involved in advancing Minnesota as a leader in health care education, practice, research and innovation.
• Winona State University is a "laptop university" and fully wireless with access to the campus network and the Internet from anywhere on campus.
• Winona State University is home to the National Child Protection Training Center, offering experience and training for caring professionals from the judicial system, social services and law enforcement from across the nation.
• The Winona State University men's basketball team was the NCAA Division II National Champion in 2006 and 2008.
• Winona State University students devote more than 15,000 hours annually to local youth mentoring programs.
• Winona State University recently celebrated the sesquicentennial of its founding as the first public teacher's college west of the Mississippi River.
• Together with Winona State University-Rochester, the university offers 82 academic majors, 10 preprofessional options, eight master's options and one doctoral program.

Last updated: 10/07