Discover WSU
Winona State University has everything you need for a top-notch education, an amazing student experience, and a foundation for a successful career.
Everything you want is waiting for you at WSU.
WSU professors are not only teachers, but also advisors, research partners and mentors. Your professors will get to know you and how you learn best.
They’re invested in your success—both as a student at WSU and in your future career. Let’s make some introductions. At WSU, the faculty will know you by your name, so here’s a few of theirs too
We want you in the field as early and as often as possible.
Whether you’re an aspiring teacher, social worker, or biochemist, you’ll get to work directly in the field during your weekly classes and labs.
It’s all by design, so you can be confident in your career path.
Community engagement is an important part of the WSU experience.
Our degree programs allow students to use what they learn in the classroom to help others, like at Bridges Health Winona—a student-led inter-professional clinic that provides free preventative health and wellness services.
With small class sizes, state-of-the-art lab spaces, and faculty guidance, our undergrads conduct research that’s usually reserved for the graduate level at larger universities.
At WSU, you could find yourself studying psychological side-effects of pharmaceuticals in the neurological laboratory, what creates space craters through a NASA grant, or something else that has yet to be explored.
All our degree programs offer opportunities for internships with some of the Midwest region’s most prestigious companies and organizations, including 3M, IBM, Mayo Clinic, Target, Fastenal, and more.
We encourage you to leave us while you’re here (at least for a little while).
So, take what you learn in the classroom out into the world.
We’ve got short- and long-term study abroad options that immerse you in a foreign country’s culture while you earn credits.
We’ll be here when you get back.
Working on campus is a great and convenient way to strengthen your skills and build your resumé while you’re in school.
There are work study and part-time jobs available in almost every department, allowing you to earn some money and gain professional experience to kick-start your career.
We’ve been around a long time. As the oldest member of the Minnesota State system, WSU has a tradition of teaching students to think harder and dream bigger.
Nursing BS
Kaylee turned her grief of losing her mom into a drive to help others—and she’s now working at the same hospital where her mom was treated.
Elementary Education (K-6) BT
At WSU, Kali built strong relationships with her professors and classmates, preparing her to be a confident and caring teacher.
General Engineering: Electronics BS
Tyler appreciated WSU’s approachable faculty and the vibrant learning environment that set him up for the energy industry after graduation.
Support Services
Behind every successful student is a community of people cheering them on, providing guidance, offering support, and more. No one can do it alone.
That’s why we provide free, accessible support services for academic support, health and counseling services plus outreach programs like the KEAP Diversity Resource Center.
You’ll have the support you need to succeed at both the Winona campus and Rochester campus.
As one of the first universities in the U.S. to provide laptops to students, WSU knows how important technology is to your education and daily life.
So, we give you the technology and tools you need to learn, work, discover, and play all day, every day.
The Krueger Library is also building a makerspace complete with a 3D printer to help students push boundaries with their capstone projects.
Whether you study on the Winona campus or the Rochester campus, you’ll find a vibrant, connected community—not too big and not too small.
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