Winston - Salem State University Healthcare Programs

Winston - Salem State University is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Winston-Salem is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Winston - Salem State University?

Contact details for WSSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 S. Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27110-0001
Phone:	336-750-2000
Website:	www.wssu.edu

How Do I Get Into WSSU?

You can apply to WSSU online at: https://www1.cfnc.org/applications/University_of_North_Carolina/apply.html?application_id=1552

Admission Requirements for WSSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WSSU?

With an acceptance rate of 73%, WSSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to WSSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 530. Math scores were between 410 and 520.

WSSU received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 12 and 19. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 14 and 19.

Can I Afford Winston - Salem State University?

The overall average net price of WSSU is $21,700. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WSSU, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $6,378 a year. That adds up to $25,512 over four years for those students.

Winston - Salem State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,726 undergraduate students at WSSU, with 3,961 being full-time and 765 being part-time.

There are also 500 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,961 full-time undergraduates at WSSU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Winston - Salem State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	3,281
Hispanic or Latino	172
White	142
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	307

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Winston - Salem State University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at WSSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Philippines.

Online Learning at Winston - Salem State University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at WSSU. In 2022-2023, 4,033 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WSSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WSSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	20%
Health Care Management	26%
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	10%

Winston - Salem State University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	213	0	0	0	213
Health Care Management	81	0	36	0	117
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	55	55
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	53	0	0	0	53
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	33	0	0	0	33
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	30	0	30
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	17	0	12	0	29
Occupational Therapy	0	0	27	0	27
Nursing Practice	0	3	0	4	7
Nursing Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	397	3	105	59	564

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

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