Winona State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Winona State University is a public master's university in Winona, MN (town setting), with 5,267 undergraduates (69% women). It admitted 69% of 6,159 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 980–1250 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $30,694 a year for out-of-state students and $23,962 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,919 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 60% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, education, business. The campus reported 1.6 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Winona State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,498 in-state · $17,230 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Winona State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Winona State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 31 | — | 2 | $354k | $11,423 | — | |
| Baseball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 64 | — | 1 | $555k | $8,673 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $627k | $34,818 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $479k | $31,919 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $39k | $3,243 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $40k | $1,976 | — | |
| Football | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 120 | — | 1 | $1.8M | $14,718 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $169k | $15,352 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $84k | $10,462 | — | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $199k | $7,949 | — | |
| Softball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $480k | $19,984 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $98k | $8,891 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $209k | $5,235 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $546k | $32,088 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.