Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wayne State has 13 pts more first-gen students than Winona State (34% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Winona State grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than Wayne State's ($58,532 vs. $47,075)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Winona State graduates 11 pts more of its students than Wayne State (65% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Wayne State's grants cover 27% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at Winona State

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Winona State has 1.7× as many undergrads as Wayne State

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Wayne State is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.34)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Winona State admits 75%; Wayne State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Winona State75%
Wayne StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Winona StateAccessible
  • Wayne StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%
Winona StateTest-blind
Wayne StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Winona StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Wayne StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Winona State has 1.7× as many undergrads as Wayne State; Wayne State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Winona State5.1K
Wayne State3K
Pell Grant share
Winona State24%
Wayne State26%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Winona State, and Business Administration and Management at Wayne State.

Students per faculty member
Winona State14 to 1
Wayne State19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Winona StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse19%
  • Wayne StateBusiness Administration and Management, General20%

What each costs

Wayne State costs about $4.3K less a year than Winona State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Winona State$20.9K
Wayne State$16.6K
Aid generosity
Winona State20%
Wayne State27%

What each pays off

Winona State's former students earn more, a median $58.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Winona State$58.5K
Wayne State$47.1K
Graduation rate
Winona State65%
Wayne State54%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Winona State, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Winona StateSteady−6%
  • Wayne StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why