Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina · Public · 3,523 undergraduates · winthrop.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
82%
of 7,356 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1020 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$39,020Est.Estimate
$54,150 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Winthrop University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
82% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$54,150
a year in 2027-28, from a $54,150 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
About 63% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 980, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: Office of Admissions - Freshman Application Process | Winthrop University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- May1Regular Decision · May 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
82%
of applicants were admitted: 6,018 of 7,356 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 28% of them sent SAT scores and 11% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1020 to 1210
Reading and Writing 535 to 640
Math 480 to 580
ACT composite 20 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002.1%
- 1200 to 139927%
- 1000 to 119951%
- 800 to 99920%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.99
- 4.050%
- 3.75 to 3.9915%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.247%
- 2.50 to 2.992%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$39,020
a year, in state
$54,150
a year, out of state (tuition $26,910)
- Tuition (in state)$11,780
- Fees$3,760
- Food and housing$14,940
- Books and supplies$1,270
- Transportation and other$7,270
Winthrop University published $36,862 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,290
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,795
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,054
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,168
- Over $110,000$22,525
Financial aid
57%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,162
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
17%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,292 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: Feb. 1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
South Carolina programs for residents
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
$6,700 to $7,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 4.00+ GPA, 1400+ SAT or 31+ ACT, Alternative pathway (no rank; early or late award); for schools that do not rank or students qualifying without regard to rank; CHE application
- 3.50+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Rank pathway (early or late award); top 6% of class (end of grade 10 or 11 for early award; 10, 11 or 12 for late); school must rank per CHE-reviewed policy; CHE application, top 6% of class
LIFE Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Four-year institution: 2 of 3 criteria; top 30% of graduating class (third criterion; school must have approved official rank policy), top 30% of class
- 3.00+ GPA, 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Four-year institution: graduate of non-ranking school (GPA and test); graduate of non-ranking SC high school, non-ranking SC approved home school association, or out-of-state preparatory high school
LIFE Scholarship Enhancement
$2,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Add-on for LIFE recipients in STEM, education or accounting majors; must be receiving LIFE; second year or later at eligible 4-year SC institution; CHE-approved STEM, education or accounting major; STEM/accounting need 14 approved math/science hours before Year 2; education majors sign SC teaching-service agreement
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement
$2,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Add-on for Palmetto Fellows in STEM, education or accounting majors; must be receiving Palmetto Fellows; second year or later at eligible 4-year SC institution; CHE-approved STEM, education or accounting major; STEM/accounting need 14 approved math/science hours before Year 2; education majors sign SC teaching-service agreement
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,180Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 199 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 199 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAMS 299 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH 175 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 150, 151 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 150,151, 220, 222 or BIOL 150, 151, 221, 223 or BIOL 220, 221, 222, 223 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 201,202 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 104 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 9 | CHEM 201, 202 and 204 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 207 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSCI 151 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSCI 151 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 199 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRIT 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | WRIT 101, WRIT 199 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 200 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | WRIT 199, ENGL 200 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVS 101 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 113 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN 101, 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | FREN 101, 102, 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | FREN 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GERM 101, 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | GERM 101, 102, 201 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 101 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPN 101, 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | JAPN 101, 102, 199 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | JAPN 101, 102, 199, 199 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LATN 101, 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 216 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 215 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 1 | MUST 113 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 5 | 2 | MUST 113, 114 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | MUST 111 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 5 | 6 | MUST 111, 112 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUST 298 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 201 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 202 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 212 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 211 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 101 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | IDVS 299 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | IDVS 199 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 101, 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | SPAN 101, 102, 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 101, 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 11 | SPAN 101, 102, 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 14 | SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 141 or BSAN 205 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 201 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 211 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 211, 212 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 113 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
52%
Come back for a second year
74%
Typical earnings
$49,727
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Winthrop University$66,808
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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