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Web site: www.winona.edu

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 5838
Winona, MN 55987

Phone numbers:
Admissions: (507) 457-5100
TTY: (507) 457-2410
To arrange a campus visit:
1-800-342-5978

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Winona State University

City/Population: Winona/27,295

Tuition and fees (2007-2008): $6,117

FAFSA code: 002394

Enrollment:
Total number students served: 9,168
Full-year equivalent enrollment: 7,675
Percent female: 63.2%
Percent male: 36.8%
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: Composite materials engineering, paralegal, music business, graphic design, master's program in nursing

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, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball

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

Housing: Seven residence halls on campus. Three other residence halls and the University Apartments at East Lake are connected by shuttle bus to the main Winona campus. Numerous offcampus rental housing opportunities are within five blocks of campus.

Winona State University 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 11th 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 the Center for Integrated Health Science Education and Practice, a collaborative program involving other Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and health care providers focused on 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 literally anywhere on campus.
  • Together with the Winona State University-Rochester Center, the university offers 80 academic majors and 16 graduate programs.
  • Winona State University is home to the National Child Protection Training Center, offering experience and training for professionals from the judicial system, social services and law enforcement from across the nation.
  • Winona State University's Learning for the 21st Century program prepares individuals for life, work and leadership in a rapidly changing, competitive and complex global society. The program focuses on learning opportunities that help solve real problems and on civic responsibility, community service, comprehensive career counseling and exceptional student services.

Last updated: 10/07