Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem State University admitted 78% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 830–1020 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $12,817 a year. Within six years, 47% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 78%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 830–1020
- ACT middle 50%
- 15–20
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $22,875 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $12,817 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $10,447 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $6,098 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $16,754 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 47%
- Students who return for a second year
- 77%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $52,558 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,170
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 72%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 35%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 11%
- Business, management and marketing
- 10%
- Psychology
- 7%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Southern University at New Orleans LA · 79% admitted
- University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla PR · 81% admitted
- Prairie View A & M University TX · 79% admitted
- Eastern Kentucky University KY · 78% admitted
- Morgan State University MD · 82% admitted
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College GA · 76% admitted
More colleges in North Carolina
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · 42% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · 80% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · 15% admitted
- East Carolina University NC · 89% admitted
- Appalachian State University NC · 90% admitted
- University of North Carolina Wilmington NC · 64% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC · 89% admitted
- North Carolina A & T State University NC · 50% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.