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Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina · Small city

79.3%
Admit rate
$15,343
Avg net price
57%
Graduation rate
$47,185
Median earnings

Winthrop University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Rock Hill, South Carolina (small city setting), enrolling 3,523 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 3,523 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 79% admitNCAA Division I without football

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Winthrop University's admitted students.

Admit rate
79.3%
SAT (mid 50%)
1010–1220
Avg GPA (est.)
3.28

Enter a test score to see where you land against Winthrop University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Winthrop University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Rock Hill, South Carolina

Rock Hill is the most populous city in York County, South Carolina, United States, and the 5th-most populous city in the state. Although some European settlers had already arrived in the Rock Hill area in the 1830s and 1840s, Rock Hill did not become an actual town until the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Company made the decision to send a rail line through the area. Rock Hill's Historic Old Town area is home to many of the city's historic buildings, art galleries, history museums, and cultural events. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
147 miles
Nearest airport
19 miles to Charlotte Douglas (CLT) · major hub

How Winthrop University compares

Selectivity79.3%

More selective than 46% · #19 most selective of 29 in South Carolina

SAT average1139

Higher than 43%

Graduation rate57%

Higher than 55% · #11 of 35 in South Carolina

First-year retention74%

Higher than 41%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,185

Higher than 30% · #15 of 35 in South Carolina

Average net price$15,343

Cheaper than 71% · #9 cheapest of 35 in South Carolina

Median debt at graduation$26,975

Lower than 17%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment3,523

Larger than 72%

Percentiles compare Winthrop University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in South Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,448students
  • Undergraduate3,52379%
  • Graduate92521%

Undergraduates by gender

3,523undergrads
  • Women2,41569%
  • Men1,10831%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White49%
  • Black32%
  • Hispanic9.0%
  • Asian2.0%
  • Other or multiracial7.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,523
Graduate enrollment
925
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
41%
First-generation students
28%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$42,330
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$80,307
Endowment
$78,222,236

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
79.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1010–1220
SAT average
1139
SAT reading
520–630
SAT math
490–590
ACT composite
20–27
Average GPA (estimated)
3.28

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,678
Out-of-state tuition
$28,676
Room & board
$11,072
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$30,710
Average net price
$15,343

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
57%
Graduated on time (4 years)
46%
First-year retention
74%
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,048
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,185
Median debt at graduation
$26,975
Students with federal loans
54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
46%
Low-income (Pell)
54%
First-generation
52%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,779
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
50%
Housing charge (year)
$6,664
Meal plan (year)
$4,408
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
Varsity athletes
430 (216 men · 214 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)194
Soccer60
Baseball50
Basketball33
Lacrosse31
Softball23
Volleyball20
Golf19

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
28
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,894 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

11reported offenses a year
9.3 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
4.0
Rape
3.7
Aggravated assault
1.3
Burglary
1.0
Robbery
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,608
$30–48k
$12,983
$48–75k
$13,966
$75–110k
$18,518
$110k+
$21,359

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$60,030

$13,966/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

83%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,596
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 83% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,596. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 707 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$47,185
Typical debt at graduation
$26,975
Debt vs. one year's pay
57%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$45,334
Men
$50,790

Men out-earn women by $5,456 (12%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
33°F
Annual rain
42.6″
Annual snow
3.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winthrop Univ, SC US station (0.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.