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Winona State scholarships and merit aid

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Posted price$8,933per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Winona State is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 7 published awards, and 4 are based on those numbers.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jun 2026
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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. International Presidential Honors Scholarship$1,500Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    International Presidential Honors Scholarship

    $1,500

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  2. Transfer Scholarships$1,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Scholarships

    $1,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.35
  3. Academic Awards$500Automatic
  4. Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships$1,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships

    $1,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.5
  5. Presidential Honor Scholarships$1,000–$3,500AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Presidential Honor Scholarships

    $1,000–$3,500

    Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.3
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Presidential Honor Scholarships

    How to keep it

    Maintain 3.75 GPA

  6. Equity And Inclusion Awards$350–$2,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Equity And Inclusion Awards

    $350–$2,000

    Published rangeNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  7. Workforce Development Scholarship$2,500Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Workforce Development Scholarship

    $2,500

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Workforce Development Scholarship

    Renewal terms

    Maintain 2 GPA

Lights up against Winona State's published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.

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The fine print

Renewal rulePresidential Honor Scholarships: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Maintain 3.75 GPA A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

What makes Winona State different

Winona State offers merit awards across academics, arts, athletics, and more for a wide range of student backgrounds.

Merit tiers74 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Who this school may work for

Strong academic performers, transfer students, international applicants, and those with specialized talents in areas like the arts or athletics will find targeted scholarship opportunities here.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $8,933 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Winona State, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Winona State, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$10,224
$30,001–$48,000$11,792
$48,001–$75,000$13,814
$75,001–$110,000$17,871
$110,001+$21,307
All income levels (average)$17,503

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$10,576
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$17,308
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$17,503

That works out to roughly a 26% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $23,683 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Winona State is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
57%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
79%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$21,500 (~$228/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$58,532
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
26%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
57%
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Other Winona State scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityAcademic Program-Specific Awards vary in amount and are awarded based on academic potential.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityIntercollegiate Athletics scholarships vary in amount and are awarded based on skill.

Source

Amount$300–$3,000EligibilityMusic, Art & Theatre Awards range from $300-$3,000 and are awarded based on audition.

Source

Winona State merit aid FAQ

  • What is the deadline for Wsu Foundation Scholarships?

    WSU Foundation Scholarship deadlines for first-year and transfer students are Round 1 from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 at 11:59pm and Round 2 from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15 at 11:59pm.

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How Winona State compares

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Winona State is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Winona State’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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