Winthrop University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
3,523 students
Larger than 71% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 44.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Lancaster19.8 mi
- Gaffney35.9 mi
- Union36.8 mi
- Spartanburg50.2 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Winthrop University, the largest reported group is White (48.7%), followed by Black (32.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 2% | 4.5% |
| Black | 32.3% | 9.8% |
| Hispanic | 9% | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 48.7% | 79.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unknown | 0.1% | 0% |
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- 79.3%Winthrop University admitted 3,567 of 5,582 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 22.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 817 of 3,567.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $16,375average net price after grants for aided students, against $28,720 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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