Located in Winona, Minnesota, Winona State University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 6,045 students in fall 2024, including 5,317 undergraduates and 728 graduate students. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Winona State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 95 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Social Work, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 1,513 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 23 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
6,045
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
1,513
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
95
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 95
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,169
Associate degrees
52
Master's degrees
177
Doctoral degrees (research)
13
Professional doctorates
54
Certificates under 1 year
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
47
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
6,045
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,317
Graduate students, fall 2024
728
Full-time, fall 2024
79%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,903
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,994
Graduate students, 2024-25
909
Full-time, 2024-25
72%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
69%
Men
31%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
23
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
President
Kenneth Janz
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization