Winona State University Student Population

How many students at Winona State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Winona State University has a total enrollment of 6,045 students, including 5,317 undergraduate and 728 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,848 male students (30.6%) and 4,197 female students (69.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,876 White students (80.7%) and 314 Hispanic students (5.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,317 undergraduate students (88%) and 728 graduate students (12%).
• Class Delivery: 922 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,253 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Winona State's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,848 male (30.57%) and 4,197 female (69.43%) students are attending Winona State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 44.03.

By class level, 5,317 (87.96%) are undergraduate students and 728 (12.04%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 31.69% are male and 68.31% are female, while among graduate students, 22.39% are male and 77.61% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,876 White, 216 Black, and 193 Asian students out of a total of 6,045 are attending at Winona State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Winona State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 34.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Winona State has 121 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 4,941 students under 25 years old, and 1,114 students over 25 years old out of 6,058 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 121 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Winona State has 4,751 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 513 students aged 25 and over.

It has 190 graduate students aged under 25 and 601 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Winona State University, 922 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,253 students are enrolled in some online courses.

770 students who live in Minnesota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 152 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,317 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 437 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.22%.290 students have transferred in as full-time status and 147 students transferred in as part-time status.