Winona State University

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School Location

8th and Johnson St
Winona, MN 55987-5838

General information

(507) 457-5000

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Associate degrees, Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Masters degrees
Carnegie classification:	Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
Number of students:	8,334 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 20

About this School

Winona State University is primarily an undergraduate university, the oldest of the schools that constitute Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU). It is not part of the University of Minnesota, the state's land grant institution. Founded in 1858 to train teachers, today it offers over 80 undergraduate majors and 10 pre-professional programs. Enrollment for the year 2003 was 8,236 students. It has several masters programs, most relating to education, but no doctoral programs. The main campus is in Winona, Minnesota and there is a branch campus in Rochester, Minnesota (WSU Rochester Center). Pre-professional programs include medicine, law, and dentistry. Its pre-medical program operates in conjunction with Mayo Medical School, affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Winona State University is currently in the process of implementing a program dubbed the "Learning for the 21st Century Initiative". Previously it was called "The Winona Experience", which generated some controversy, and before that "The New University". This radical series of changes in University operation and structure seeks to better the vocational-education experience of each student. This change is not popular with all students because of a hefty tuition surcharge in addition to normal tuition, which has grown at double-digit or near-double-digit rates every year since 1998. WSU is also noted as being one of the earliest universities in the country to offer a "Laptop University" program. In this program each student, upon acceptance, is required to lease his or her choice of either an Apple Macintosh or Gateway (PC) laptop directly from the university. The purpose of this program is to increase the bond between education and technology. WSU's laptop program has been used as a model for many like it nation-wide.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 7,626	$ 7,324	$ 7,100
Out of State	$ 12,230	$ 11,794	$ 11,400
Books and Supplies	$ 1,140	$ 1,140	$ 1,140
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 6,430	$ 6,110	$ 6,110
Other Expenses	$ 2,790	$ 2,770	$ 3,136
Off Campus
Room and board	$ 6,720	$ 6,290	$ 6,040
Other Expenses	$ 2,790	$ 2,770	$ 3,136
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$ 2,790	$ 2,628	$ 2,408

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	15%	$ 3,147
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	17%	$ 2,572
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	45%	$ 1,354
Loans to students	61%	$ 5,827

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