SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

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Winston-Salem State University SAT scores, admissions & trends

Winston-Salem, North CarolinaPublicSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at Winston-Salem State University typically score between 830 and 1020 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1020, is a strong target. The school admits about 78% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 430520 and Math 400500. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total830–1020
R&W430–520
Math400–500

How your score compares

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What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1020).
  • Within range — your score sits between 830 and 1020.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (830).

Winston-Salem State University at a glance

78%

Admit rate

−3.2 pts since 2021

4,170 undergrads

931

First-year class

+2% since 2021

13%

Yield

77%

First-year retention
$16,782 out-of-state

$6,126

In-state tuition

$13,479

Average net price

47%

6-yr graduation rate

$45,344

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has Winston-Salem State University's admit rate changed?

Applications are up 68% since 2021, while the admit rate has moved from 81.5% to 78.3%.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 20182024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (78%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2021 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 20182024; ten years are stored.

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Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

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