Winthrop 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.
Winthrop University is a public master's university in Rock Hill, SC (city setting), with 3,787 undergraduates (69% women). It admitted 75% of 5,858 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1010–1220 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $45,582 a year for out-of-state students and $31,252 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,838 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 61% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, visual & performing arts, education. The campus reported 1.91 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Winthrop University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Winthrop 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.
Winthrop University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big South Conference | 30 | 2 over | 3 | $335k | $11,169 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Big South Conference | 50 | 16 over | 6 | $935k | $18,704 | 982 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big South Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $1.9M | $121,500 | 971 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big South Conference | 17 | 2 over | 5 | $1.6M | $91,556 | 953 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 962 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 991 | |
| Men's Golf | Big South Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $282k | $35,299 | 953 | |
| Women's Golf | Big South Conference | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $298k | $27,129 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big South Conference | 31 | room 7 | 5 | $492k | $15,876 | 974 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big South Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $407k | $13,554 | 983 | |
| Softball | Big South Conference | 23 | room 2 | 3 | $509k | $22,118 | 993 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 112 | 67 over | 1 | $372k | $3,323 | 939 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 82 | 37 over | 2 | $534k | $6,510 | 981 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big South Conference | 20 | 2 over | 3 | $686k | $34,297 | 948 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.