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Statement · Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $12,608 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $30,710.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $47,185 ten years after entering, the 41st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 57% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
5,559

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $30,710 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $12,608 and $21,359 a year depending on income at Winthrop University.

Statement of cost · Winthrop University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$30,710
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$12,608
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,343
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$14,678

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $12,608; $30–48k: $12,983; $48–75k: $13,966; $75–110k: $18,518; over $110k: $21,359. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$12,608
$30k–$48k$12,983
$48k–$75k$13,966
$75k–$110k$18,518
Over $110k$21,359

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $47,185; the median graduate who borrowed owes $26,975.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$39,048
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$42,584
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
41st percentile among public 4-years
$47,185
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
97th percentile among public 4-years
$26,975
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $39,048; 8 yrs after entry: $42,584; 10 yrs after entry: $47,185. Median graduate debt: $26,975. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $26,975.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$39,048
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$42,584
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$47,185
Median graduate debt$26,975

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Winthrop University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree141$58,620$27,000
Social WorkMaster's Degree127$52,289not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree97$85,649not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree75$40,878$25,817
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree63$48,396$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree61$48,959$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree54$42,071$27,000
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree41not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree41$71,529not reported
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree41$52,038$29,917
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree37$49,980not reported
Social WorkBachelor's Degree32$47,517$27,000
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree30$40,824$29,187
SociologyBachelor's Degree29$34,926$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree26$40,259$24,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree23not reported$22,872
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree22$51,115not reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree22$26,117$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree19$38,558$27,000
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree17$46,679$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree10$60,944not reported
ChemistryBachelor's Degree13$54,919$26,037
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate16$53,619not reported
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's Degree13$56,351not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree2not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Winthrop University: 3,523 undergraduates; 41% of students receive Pell grants; 79% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

79%

43rd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

3,523

40th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

41%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

74th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

57%

finish within 150% of normal time

74th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

28%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$42,330

64th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k30%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k30%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.