Minnesota State
College Southeast
Public Community College in Winona, MN. Six-year graduation rate 47%. Median 10-year earnings $43,613.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,613 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 48%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $12,971, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is middling: 48% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 63% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Retention drops to 46% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. At 19:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,198 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $16,125 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $15,072 at $0–30k, $20,908 at $110k+. 68% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,037 — common but not automatic. About 37% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 238 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,072 |
| $30–48k | $14,387 |
| $48–75k | $16,036 |
| $75–110k | $18,659 |
| $110k+ | $20,908 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 448 of these 1,198 students, totalling $3,329,991 — an average of $7,433 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Winona County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)