Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Public
- City
- 3,523 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 79%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,375per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 54%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,72710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Students who start at Winthrop as freshmen must attend three cultural events for every 20 credit hours they complete before graduating.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 79%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1010–1220Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 20–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,375full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $31,746sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $14,680Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $28,720Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 74%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,72710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,523Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 45%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Lander University Greenwood, SC — admits 81%
- University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC — admits 79%
- South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC — admits 83%
- University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC — admits 67%
- Westfield State University Westfield, MA — admits 81%
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Winthrop University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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