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The real 4-year cost of Winthrop University in South Carolina
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Winthrop University went from $10,700 to $15,956, an average of 1.4% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $10,700 | – | – |
| 2009 | $11,606 | – | – |
| 2010 | $12,176 | – | – |
| 2011 | $12,656 | – | – |
| 2012 | $13,266 | – | – |
| 2013 | $13,670 | – | – |
| 2014 | $14,082 | – | – |
| 2015 | $14,456 | – | – |
| 2016 | $14,810 | – | – |
| 2017 | $15,350 | – | – |
| 2018 | $15,730 | – | – |
| 2019 | $15,806 | – | – |
| 2020 | $15,836 | – | – |
| 2021 | $15,846 | – | – |
| 2022 | $15,866 | – | – |
| 2023 | $15,956 | $15,956 | – |
| 2024 | – | $16,179 | $15,823–$16,535 |
| 2025 | – | $16,405 | $15,691–$17,136 |
| 2026 | – | $16,635 | $15,560–$17,758 |
| 2027 | – | $16,867 | $15,430–$18,402 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $16,635 |
| Year 2 | $16,867 |
| Year 3 | $17,103 |
| Year 4 | $17,342 |
| 4-year total | $67,947 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $27,947
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $35,357
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $10,488/ yr
- rising 2.8% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $47,467
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at Winthrop University4-year schools with similar prices in South Carolina
Closest to Winthrop University by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Morris College$16,224
- South University-Columbia$16,452
- Columbia College$16,745
- Clemson University$15,120
- Medical University of South Carolina$16,972
- Claflin University$17,046
- Allen University$14,304
- Strayer University-South Carolina$13,920
Use this data
Published figures for Winthrop University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.