Winona State University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

The average aid recipient pays $17,503 rather than the published $23,683, a sticker-to-net difference of $6,180. Aid covers about 26% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

That average describes aid recipients as a group, not any family’s award. Average net prices are lower in the lower-income bands and increase through the upper-income bands.

This pattern shows that the average discount is larger at lower family incomes, though individual packages vary. The sticker-to-net gap and the income pattern both show why the published charge alone does not describe what aided families pay.

The published cost of attendance at Winona State University is $23,683. After grants and scholarships, the average net price—what aid recipients pay—is $10,224 for families earning under $30,000, $11,792 for the $30,001–$48,000 band, $13,814 for the $48,001–$75,000 band, $17,871 for the $75,001–$110,000 band, and $21,307 for families earning over $110,000.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,083. Azimuth ranks the university #464 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, grants and scholarships cover about 26% of the published cost, an average savings of $6,180, resulting in an overall average net price of $17,503. This figure is $3,435 above the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

In-state tuition and fees are $10,576, while out-of-state students pay $17,308. About 91.7% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

Borrowers who complete a degree leave with a median of $21,500 in federal student loans, which is $271 above the peer median of $21,229. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $244 a month if repaid over ten years.

Parents who borrow through the separate Parent PLUS program hold a median of $19,316.

Federal loans reach 91.7% of federal aid recipients at Winona State University, making borrowing a common part of the cost picture. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $21,500.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median is $21,229; the university's median is $271 above it. Parent PLUS borrowers are a separate parent-borrower population, with median borrowing of $19,316.

Student debt sits only slightly above comparable peers, but federal borrowing reaches most undergraduates.

At Winona State University, mobility stands out more than return, and the investment picture is mixed. Median earnings are $60,533 four years after completion, placing the university in the 53rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $3,827 less than the model expects for similar students. Azimuth places this measure in the 40th percentile nationally.

Earnings scenarios put earnings at $47,990 in a downside case, $60,533 in a typical case, and $81,292 in an upside case. Median federal debt is $21,500, compared with a peer median of $21,229 at comparable institutions (same type and size), and is $271 above it.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $244 a month if repaid over ten years. The return picture is mixed: modeled earnings fall short of expectations while debt sits above comparable peers.

Parent borrowers have median Parent PLUS borrowing of $19,316, a separate population from student federal-loan borrowers. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $244 a month if repaid over ten years.

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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