Winthrop University is a public institution that was founded in 1886. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,029, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 445 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Winthrop University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 25.

Winthrop University is a public school in Rock Hill, S.C. Freshmen and sophomores must live on campus, unless they commute from a parent’s home that’s within a 50-mile radius of the school.