Enrollment Trends at Winona State

The student population at Winona State University is 6,045 (5,317 undergraduate and 728 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,445 (28.80%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Winona State is 87.96% which is decreased by 2,694 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 249 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 44 male students for every 100 female students, down from 61 in 2015.
922 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 315.32% since 2015.

School Home 2024 Student Population

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,192 where 6,045 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment decreased every year from 2016 to 2025, falling from 8,490 to 6,045 students, a loss of 2,445 (28.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Winona State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,490	8,011	3,092	4,919	479	133	346
2016-17	8,139 -351	7,661 -350	2,857 -235	4,804 -115	478 -1	129 -4	349 3
2017-18	7,981 -158	7,460 -201	2,730 -127	4,730 -74	521 43	137 8	384 35
2018-19	7,792 -189	7,237 -223	2,628 -102	4,609 -121	555 34	129 -8	426 42
2019-20	7,605 -187	6,978 -259	2,388 -240	4,590 -19	627 72	127 -2	500 74
2020-21	7,106 -499	6,391 -587	2,146 -242	4,245 -345	715 88	143 16	572 72
2021-22	6,545 -561	5,748 -643	1,903 -243	3,845 -400	797 82	159 16	638 66
2022-23	6,154 -391	5,403 -345	1,730 -173	3,673 -172	751 -46	144 -15	607 -31
2023-24	6,058 -96	5,267 -136	1,672 -58	3,595 -78	791 40	182 38	609 2
2024-25	6,045 -13	5,317 50	1,685 13	3,632 37	728 -63	163 -19	565 -44
Average	7,192	6,547	2,283	4,264	644	145	500

Winona State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,547 where 5,317 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Winona State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,011	7,072	2,755	4,317	939	337	602
2016-17	7,661	6,696	2,519	4,177	965	338	627
2017-18	7,460	6,522	2,413	4,109	938	317	621
2018-19	7,237	6,324	2,303	4,021	913	325	588
2019-20	6,978	6,125	2,108	4,017	853	280	573
2020-21	6,391	5,472	1,825	3,647	919	321	598
2021-22	5,748	4,920	1,612	3,308	828	291	537
2022-23	5,403	4,635	1,473	3,162	768	257	511
2023-24	5,267	4,485	1,447	3,038	782	225	557
2024-25	5,317	4,506	1,422	3,084	811	263	548
Average	6,547	6,547	1,988	3,688	6,547	295	576

Winona State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 644 where 728 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Winona State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	479	117	25	92	362	108	254
2016-17	478	112	27	85	366	102	264
2017-18	521	118	24	94	403	113	290
2018-19	555	133	20	113	422	109	313
2019-20	627	170	34	136	457	93	364
2020-21	715	239	48	191	476	95	381
2021-22	797	288	66	222	509	93	416
2022-23	751	286	43	243	465	101	364
2023-24	791	269	56	213	522	126	396
2024-25	728	284	62	222	444	101	343
Average	644	644	41	161	644	104	339

Winona State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.66%. The percentage was 85.84% 10 years ago and Winona State still has a high percentage of white students. 3.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.57% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.19% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 85.84% to 80.66%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.11% to 3.19%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.41% to 3.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.64% to 5.19%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3428 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2609 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Winona State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	17	179	205	224	7	7,288	193
2016-17	14	191	221	234	6	6,940	187
2017-18	17	186	246	257	6	6,751	207
2018-19	23	177	238	289	5	6,514	235
2019-20	23	199	236	340	3	6,322	220
2020-21	18	214	239	305	3	5,917	234
2021-22	12	203	217	280	3	5,458	219
2022-23	15	216	215	264	2	5,064	216
2023-24	15	197	199	290	3	4,984	216
2024-25	15	193	216	314	3	4,876	236
Average	17	196	223	280	4	6,011	216

Winona State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

922 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 315.32% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Winona State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	8,490	222	1,470	6,798
2016-17	8,139	215	1,313	6,611
2017-18	7,981	250	1,569	6,162
2018-19	7,792	290	1,703	5,799
2019-20	7,605	449	2,142	5,014
2020-21	7,106	469	2,771	3,866
2021-22	6,545	945	2,776	2,824
2022-23	6,154	873	2,317	2,964
2023-24	6,058	912	2,212	2,934
2024-25	6,045	922	2,253	2,870
Average	7,192	555	2,053	4,584

Most Searched Minnesota Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public, 4-year | Minneapolis
Minnesota State University-Mankato Public, 4-year | Mankato
Walden University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
Carleton College Private, 4-year | Northfield
Gustavus Adolphus College Private, 4-year | Saint Peter
University of Minnesota-Duluth Public, 4-year | Duluth
Winona State University Public, 4-year | Winona
Metropolitan State University Public, 4-year | Saint Paul
Saint Johns University Private, 4-year | Collegeville
St Olaf College Private, 4-year | Northfield

compare schools

Graduate

Walden University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public, 4-year | Minneapolis
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Private, 4-year | Rochester
Martin Luther College Private, 4-year | New Ulm
Winona State University Public, 4-year | Winona
Augsburg University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
University of St Thomas Private, 4-year | Saint Paul
Hamline University Private, 4-year | Saint Paul
Saint Cloud State University Public, 4-year | Saint Cloud
St Catherine University Private, 4-year | Saint Paul

compare schools

Online Schools

North Central University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
Lake Superior College Public, 2-4 year | Duluth
Walden University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
Capella University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
University of Minnesota-Crookston Public, 4-year | Crookston
University of Minnesota-Duluth Public, 4-year | Duluth
Anoka Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Anoka
Crown College Private, 4-year | Saint Bonifacius
Minnesota State University-Mankato Public, 4-year | Mankato
Hamline University Private, 4-year | Saint Paul

compare schools

Trade Schools

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Private, Less than 2-year | Minneapolis
Avalon School of Cosmetology Private, 2-4 year | Worthington
Model College of Hair Design Private, Less than 2-year | Saint Cloud
Saint Paul College Public, 2-4 year | Saint Paul
Ridgewater College Public, 2-4 year | Willmar
North Central University Private, 4-year | Minneapolis
Minnesota State University Moorhead Public, 4-year | Moorhead
Minnesota State University-Mankato Public, 4-year | Mankato
Concordia University-Saint Paul Private, 4-year | Saint Paul
Minnesota North College - Vermilion Public, 2-4 year | Ely

compare schools

Enrollment Trends at Winona State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Ratings & Review