$47,185
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Winthrop University is a public 4-year college in Rock Hill, South Carolina with 3,523 undergraduates and 925 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,343 a year (tuition and fees $14,678 in-state, $28,676 out-of-state). It admits 79% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,185 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,975 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,343
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$14,678
Out-of-state $28,676
Admission rate
79%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,975
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,185
Rank 1,738 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,343
- Tuition in-state
- $14,678
- Tuition out-of-state
- $28,676
- Cost of attendance
- $30,710
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,608
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,983
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,966
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,518
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,359
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $14,456 in 2015-16 to $14,678 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1,139
- SAT reading, middle
- 565
- SAT math, middle
- 533
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 3,523
- Graduate students
- 925
- Part-time students
- 5.2%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 72
- Endowment
- $78.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,738 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,343 | $16,583 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,678 | $12,978 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 79% | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 46% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,975 | $15,392 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,048 | $33,444 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,185 | $38,826 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $27,000 | $44,568 | $61,987 | $68,257 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 127 | $41,000 | $41,626 | $56,287 | $65,123 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 97 | $26,375 | $61,645 | $86,305 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $23,562 | $24,193 | $43,365 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $26,888 | $31,174 | $50,536 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $27,000 | $30,527 | $49,080 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $27,000 | $41,708 | $44,487 | $47,382 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 41 | $33,997 | $62,632 | $77,922 | $71,685 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $27,917 | $40,119 | $54,194 | $51,490 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 37 | $28,976 | $47,255 | $47,645 | $59,916 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,287 | $35,070 | $46,548 | $51,790 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | $16,817 | $37,440 | $41,367 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,000 | $33,877 | $47,178 | $52,657 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $24,200 | $28,219 | $44,068 | $48,590 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $22,872 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 22 | $49,000 | $45,644 | $53,190 | $60,111 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $20,600 | $40,948 | $39,775 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | $35,198 | $48,303 | $56,359 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $23,750 | Withheld | $48,702 | $54,945 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $21,165 | $43,566 | $63,293 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $29,812 | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,685 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 16 | $20,500 | $50,271 | $58,661 | $65,965 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Winthrop University cost?
$15,343 a year is the average net price at Winthrop University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,678 for in-state students and $28,676 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,710. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,608 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Winthrop University?
79% of applicants are admitted to Winthrop University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,139 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do Winthrop University graduates earn?
$47,185 a year is the median pay of former Winthrop University students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,048 after 6 years). That ranks 1,738 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $64,302.
How much student debt do Winthrop University graduates have?
$26,975 is the median federal student loan debt of Winthrop University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Winthrop University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Winthrop University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Winthrop University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (141 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (127 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (97 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.