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59-703: Since its inception, Winthrop has developed into a comprehensive university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees through five colleges and schools. It is classified among "Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs". With approximately 6,000 students, it is the sixth largest university in South Carolina. The 100-acre (40.5 ha) main academic and residential campus is located in Rock Hill, 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina and 71 miles (114 km) north of Columbia, South Carolina. Fielding athletic teams known as Winthrop Eagles ,

118-551: A 128,000-square-foot (11,900 m) multi-purpose campus center. This features a 225-seat movie theater, food court, campus bookstore, post office, and casual dining. The DiGiorgio Center is connected to the West Center via an open-air plaza. The Research Complex hosts the Piedmont Wetlands Research Project, a golf course (open to faculty, students and alumni), and a world-class disc golf course. (This has been

177-488: A Specialist degree in school psychology. Overseen by the Dean of University College and Vice Provost for Student Success, Winthrop's University College was created in 2003 to coordinate and support “programs in both academic affairs and student affairs.” Although University College does not confer academic degrees, all undergraduate students are served by its various offices, resources, and range of programs. University College houses

236-475: A college with a four-year full curriculum, it also developed a graduate division. By 1992 it reflected this development, changing its name to Winthrop University . In 1943 First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the university. It has become common for presidential candidates to visit the university during election season. Barack Obama spoke at Winthrop in McBryde in 2008 during his first run for presidency. In 2015,

295-493: A couple of weeks prior to the beginning of classes. They stumble into an old restricted area and awaken the spirit of a mad doctor, who then proceeds to torture and torment the students in the same way he tortured the patients in 1939 at Burke Asylum. During the film, first String is killed, then Maya, followed by Tommy, school's caretaker Mackey, and Ivy. All are killed by the Doctor. In the end The Doctor chases Madison and Holt through

354-474: A dedicated residence life program for University Honors Program students. Students must complete 23 hours of honors coursework, an honors thesis or other culminating experience, a service learning project, and maintain a minimum 3.30 grade point average to graduate with a University Honors Program degree. Students who compete these requirements receive honors recognition and honors academic regalia at commencement. Named after Winthrop University's first librarian,

413-669: A forum for the Democratic party was held on campus, which included candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton . In 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a Town Hall in McBryde Hall on Winthrop campus. The university's campus is in the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Winthrop College Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), as are Tillman Hall and Withers Building . The Winthrop University campus has its own zip code of 29733. Rock Hill has

472-487: A theatrical release for Asylum were dropped indefinitely by Hyde Park in favor of a straight to DVD release. Ellis later stated that the reason for this was that although foreign rights to Asylum were sold, box office reception for horror films were not performing up to the number that Hyde Park wanted for the movie and they canceled plans for its theatrical debut. Critical reception for Asylum has been predominantly negative. Shock Till You Drop heavily criticized

531-462: A total of five historic districts listed on the NRHP. Winthrop's campus is divided into two distinct areas: The main campus which houses the academic buildings, residence halls, library and campus center, and the more recently constructed 317-acre (128.3 ha) Recreational and Research Complex, located about one mile northeast of the main campus. Winthrop's main campus has had extensive development since

590-455: A tunnel, an abandoned factory, and the woods until Madison kills him by stabbing him in the head, causing him to lose all his power and the souls that he has taken. The movie ends with Madison and Holt walking out of the forest finally being able to have closure with their pasts. Filming for Asylum took place at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina . Ellis chose the location due to

649-732: Is among the oldest in the nation. Dr. John S. Eells served as the founding director of Winthrop's University Honors Program and was elected the fourth President of the National Collegiate Honors Council in 1970.   Today over 250 students from each of Winthrop's four degree granting colleges participate in the University Honors Program. Honors Program students have access to early registration for classes, may enroll in small honors seminars, and receive honors academic advising. Many honors courses are taught at The Honors Center at The Courtyard at Winthrop, which offers

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708-571: Is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions. The classification generally focuses on types of degrees awarded and related level of activity such as research. The classification includes all accredited , degree -granting colleges and universities in the United States that are represented in the National Center for Education Statistics ' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The Carnegie Classification

767-601: Is one of 37 universities nationally—and the only public or private institution in South Carolina—with all arts programs accredited. Established in 1967, the College of Arts and Sciences has Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Social Work programs. At the graduate level, the College of Arts and Sciences offers the Master of Liberal Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Social Work, and Master of Science degrees as well as

826-599: Is taught, 2) to whom, and 3) in what setting?" wrote Alexander McCormick, a senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation and director of the classifications project. As of 2005, the Carnegie Foundation was developing one or more voluntary classification schemes that rely on data submitted by institutions. The first focuses on outreach and community engagement, and the second on "how institutions seek to analyze, understand, and improve undergraduate education." The Carnegie Foundation has no plans to issue printed editions of

885-432: Is the associate degree . High transfer Mixed transfer/career and technical Special Focus Institutions were classified "based on the concentration of degrees in a single field or set of related fields, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Institutions were determined to have a special focus with concentrations of at least 80 percent of undergraduate and graduate degrees. In some cases this percentage criterion

944-807: The Winthrop Training School for white women teachers. That year the school opened its doors to twenty-one students in Columbia, South Carolina. The school's name would change twice in quick succession, first to the South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College in 1891 and then to the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina in 1893, before moving to Rock Hill, its current home, in 1895. The school's name had changed to reflect its mission to prepare some students for industrial jobs. A fourth name change followed in 1920, when

1003-479: The list of research universities in the United States . Master's colleges and universities are institutions that "awarded at least 50 master's degrees in 2013–14, but fewer than 20 doctorates." Baccalaureate colleges are institutions where " bachelor's degrees accounted for at least 10 percent of all undergraduate degrees and they awarded fewer than 50 master's degrees (2013–14-degree conferrals)." Associate's colleges are institutions whose highest degree

1062-573: The 286 full-time faculty members, 248 have earned their terminal degree , 34 have a non-terminal master's degree, and one has a non-terminal bachelor's degree. Currently, the student-faculty ratio is 12:1. In 2021, Winthrop was ranked as the #13 Best Regional University in the South by U.S. News & World Report , as well as the #7 Best College for Veterans and #11 Best College for Undergraduate Teaching. Winthrop has been recognized as South Carolina's top-rated university according to evaluations conducted by

1121-541: The Academic Success Center, Office of Undergraduate Research, and International Center. The university honors program, McNair Scholars Program , Leadership Studies Program, TRiO Achievers Program , and General Education Program are also major components of University College. Winthrop's University College allows faculty and staff to work across disciplines to ensure all students have a common academic foundation. Founded in 1960, Winthrop University's Honors Program

1180-512: The Bachelor of Science degree is offered. The Richard W. Riley College of Education has Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science, and Master of Education graduate degree programs and an educational specialist in education leadership (Ed.S.) program. The College of Visual and Performing Arts was established in 1988 and consists of the departments of Design, Fine Arts, Music, and Theatre and Dance. At

1239-592: The Coliseum. The arena features 6,100 permanent seats and hosts numerous non-university shows and events in addition to Winthrop athletic contests. The Coliseum also served as the temporary practice site of the NFL 's Carolina Panthers until completion of the team's facilities in Charlotte. The Winthrop baseball team plays at Winthrop Ballpark , a multimillion-dollar 1,989-seat baseball stadium which opened in 2003. Opened in 2005,

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1298-462: The College of Business Administration has Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree programs. Two Master of Business Administration degrees are offered at the graduate level. The College of Business Administration has been accredited by AACSB-International since 1979. Created in 1968, the College of Education was renamed the Richard W. Riley College of Education in 2000. At the undergraduate level,

1357-656: The Public Purpose Institute at Albion College . In March 2022, the universal and elective Carnegie classifications moved to the nonprofit American Council on Education in Washington, D.C. Information used in these classifications comes primarily from IPEDS and the College Board . The number of institutions in each category is indicated in parentheses. Doctorate-granting universities are institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarly doctorates in

1416-590: The Richard W. Riley College of Education, and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Winthrop is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, and specialist degrees. In all the university offers 43 undergraduate and 40 graduate degrees and certificates. Winthrop is organized into four major academic colleges. Founded in 1968,

1475-818: The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Winthrop has been rated by the commission as "substantially exceeding standards" every year since that classification was created in 2003. Admission to Winthrop is defined by U.S. News & Report as “selective” with an acceptance rate of 69%. The average freshman had a 3.98 high school GPA and received an SAT (CR+M) score between 980-1200 and an ACT score between 19 and 25. The university has 6,073 students. Undergraduate students come from 42 U.S. states and 45 countries. There are 135 undergraduate international students enrolled. The majority of Winthrop's students are from South Carolina, with out-of-state and foreign students accounting for 13% of undergraduate enrollment. Of

1534-700: The Winthrop Softball Complex, which opened in 2001. The facility includes four fields, locker rooms, and an indoor batting cage. Perhaps the university's most well-known athletic team is the men's basketball team, which has earned a berth in twelve NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments since 1999. Additionally, it has won the Big South Conference Championship thirteen times (1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 , 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020, and 2021). Winthrop has won more Big South Conference Championships than any other school in

1593-546: The Winthrop University Campus Police Department. The department has 11 sworn officers serving a student population of 6,109. Appointed by the board of trustees, the university president is the chief administrative officer of Winthrop University. George W. Hynd was appointed Interim President in January 2020 and succeeded Daniel F. Mahony who served since 2015. The university president is responsible for

1652-1501: The academic requirements of their chosen degree, full-time Winthrop undergraduates, in order to graduate, are required to attend three cultural events for every 20 semester hours. The university maintains an extensive calendar of events that qualify as being "cultural events". Cultural events are typically on a wide variety of subjects, and have included in the past: The university has more than 180 student organizations. It has eight campus ministries, 11 club sports teams, seven cultural organizations, 19 clubs associated with an academic department, 19 Greek organizations, 19 Honor Societies, 19 special interest clubs and groups, three political groups, 23 professional groups, seven non-ministry religious groups, nine university representatives, seven residence hall councils and 10 service groups. The university recognizes 19 chapters of national fraternities and sororities with over 700 students members. Fraternities include Alpha Phi Alpha , Kappa Alpha Psi , Omega Psi Phi , Phi Beta Sigma , Pi Kappa Alpha , Pi Kappa Phi , Phi Mu Alpha , Sigma Alpha Epsilon , and Tau Kappa Epsilon . Sororities include Alpha Delta Pi , Alpha Kappa Alpha , Chi Omega , Delta Sigma Theta , Delta Zeta , Sigma Gamma Rho , Sigma Sigma Sigma , Zeta Phi Beta , Zeta Sigma Chi , and Zeta Tau Alpha . The Johnsonian , Winthrop's independent weekly student newspaper, has been published since 1923. It's available in print on campus and digitally on MyTJNow.com . In 2016, it

1711-463: The administration of the university and oversees budgeting and financial planning, enrollment and admissions, academic planning, university facilities, and other matters. The Winthrop University Board of Trustees consists of fifteen members, including the governor of South Carolina and the State Superintendent of Education (or their designees). According to the bylaws, the board of trustees has

1770-440: The best Program Board in the nation three times for the quality and variety of programming, including both lecturers and entertainers. The trade publication Campus Activities Magazine has ranked the university as having the "Best Campus Program" in the nation in 1995, 2002, 2004, and 2013. Winthrop is the only university in the nation to be on the ballot every year since this award was inaugurated in 1995. In addition to completing

1829-637: The classification system, based on data from the 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 school years. In 2015, the Carnegie Foundation transferred responsibility for the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to the Center for Postsecondary Research of the Indiana University School of Education in Bloomington, Indiana . The voluntary Classification on Community Engagement is managed by

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1888-400: The classifications. Their website has several tools that let researchers and administrators view classifications. The 2005 revision also introduced the "basic classification", an update of the original classification scheme that: Asylum (2008 film) Asylum is a 2008 American horror film directed by David R. Ellis . The film was initially planned for a theatrical release but

1947-731: The conference. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , or simply the Carnegie Classification , is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. It was created in 1970 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching . It is managed by the American Council on Education . The framework primarily serves educational and research purposes, where it

2006-451: The current library building opened in 1969 in response to the university's growth. The Ida Jane Dacus Library contains 476,473 volumes, circulates 38,943 items per year, and participates in the interlibrary loan and PASCAL delivers programs. The Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections, housed in a separate structure on Cherry Road, contains original documents, manuscripts, and rare books about Winthrop University's history as well as

2065-421: The doctorate are classified as having Postbaccalaureate graduate programs. These programs are classified by the fields in which the degrees are awarded. Institutions that offer doctoral degrees, including medical and veterinary degrees, are classified by the field in which they award degrees. The Enrollment Profile of institutions are classified according to (a) the level of the highest degree awarded and (b)

2124-406: The following sports: baseball (three since 1995), men's basketball (eleven since 1988), men's cross country (two since 2000), men's soccer (six since 2002), men's tennis (four since 1997*), women's tennis (20 since 1994*), softball (three since 1989), women's lacrosse (two since 2015), and women's volleyball (four since 2002). The tennis programs were discontinued in 2020 due to financial losses from

2183-483: The late 20th century. A $ 12 million Dalton Hall opened in 1999. The Courtyard at Winthrop, which features apartment-style residences for students, opened in 2003. The Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center opened in 2007; it is the new home of the university's physical education department and intramural sports. The most recent addition, in 2010, is the DiGiorgio Campus Center, which added

2242-402: The men's side, and basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track and volleyball on the women's side. The esports team is the only co-ed athletics program. The university has labeled itself "The Campus of Champions" as its intercollegiate athletic teams have experienced success in recent years. Specifically, the university has won numerous Big South Conference championships in

2301-496: The number of full-time students to one-third the number of part-time students. Two-year colleges are classified using a different scale than four-year and higher institutions. Setting is based on the percentage of full-time undergraduates who live in institutionally-managed housing. Two-year institutions are not classified by setting. The 2005 classification scheme introduced a "set of multiple, parallel classifications" that are "organized around three central questions: 1) What

2360-480: The percentage of students who transfer to the institution, and only applies to four-year or higher institutions. Size and Setting classifies institutions according to (a) size of their student body and (b) percentage of student who reside on campus. This does not apply to exclusively graduate and professional institutions and special-focus institutions. The size of institutions is based on their full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment. FTEs are calculated by adding

2419-520: The proportion of undergraduate and graduate programs (defined by their 4-digit CIP) that coexist. The Graduate Instructional Program classification indicates (a) if the institution awards just master's degrees or master's degrees and doctoral degrees, and (b) in what general categories they predominantly award graduate degrees. Institutions that do not award graduate degrees are not classified by this scheme. Institutions that offer graduate and professional programs (such as law schools) but do not award

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2478-541: The ratio of Arts and sciences and professional fields (as defined in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)) and (b) the coexistence of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels (again using the CIP). The framework categorizes institutions based on the proportion of undergraduate majors in arts and sciences or professional fields, based on their two-digit CIP. The framework categorizes institutions based on

2537-486: The ratio of part-time to full-time students (degree seeking students in four-year institutions). Selectivity is classified according to the SAT and ACT scores of first-time first-year students. This classification only applies to four-year or higher institutions. As of the 2010 edition the criteria were as follows ( http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/methodology/ugrad_profile.php ) Transfer origin characterizes

2596-405: The ratio of undergraduate to graduate students. The framework classifies institutions' Undergraduate Profile according to (a) the proportion of part-time undergraduate students to full-time students, (b) the institutions selectivity in admitting undergraduate students, and (c) the percentage of students who transfer into the university. The framework classifies Enrollment Status according to

2655-544: The school became the Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women . During the 1920s, Winthrop College would become the second largest women's college in the United States. The college remained segregated until 1964, and it became fully coeducational in 1974. With this change, brought about by an act of the state legislature, the school became just Winthrop College . Evolving from a training school to

2714-420: The school fit the look that he wanted for the film and due to incentives that South Carolina was offering for film production The university's name was changed for the film, from Winthrop University to Richard Miller University, with various elements of the school changed to reflect the name of the fictional school. Filming took place over a five-and-a-half-week period and had a budget of $ 10 million. Plans for

2773-590: The site of the United States Disc Golf Championship since its opening in 1999). Winthrop's campus has served as the site for filming of numerous movies, television and other video productions, including the 2008 film Asylum (starring Sarah Roemer ), and the 1999 film The Rage: Carrie 2 . Additionally, the Winthrop Coliseum has hosted numerous television tapings of various syndicated television programs. The campus police are known as

2832-569: The state of South Carolina's history, including the Catawba region. The academic and administrative affairs of both the Ida Jane Dacus Library and Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections are overseen by the dean, who reports directly to the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. The university employs 286 full-time and 222 part-time faculty members, 59 of whom are classified as minorities and 290 of whom are women. Of

2891-626: The student population, 5,014 are undergraduate students and 1,059 are graduate students. The student body is 29 percent male and 71 percent female. The student body is 28 percent African-American and 60 percent white, non-Hispanic. The university's average size of undergraduate lecture courses is 22 students. All freshman and second-year students are required to live on campus, unless they live at home with their parents or legal guardians. Ninety-one (91%) percent of freshman and forty-five (45%) percent of all undergraduate students live on-campus. Winthrop's DiGiorgio Student Union Program Board has been ranked

2950-511: The undergraduate level, the College of Visual and Performing Arts has Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Music Education degree programs. The Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Music, and Master of Music Education degrees are offered at the graduate level. Students and faculty produce over 100 music performances annually, theatre and dance performances, and numerous curated exhibitions in two campus art galleries. Winthrop University

3009-525: The university caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, Winthrop made US national news when it became the first Division 1 college to offer scholarships to play cornhole. At the heart of the university's athletic facilities is the Winthrop Coliseum . In addition to serving as the home venue of the men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams, the university's athletic department offices are located in

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3068-602: The university participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of Big South Conference . The athletic program is known for its success in basketball, esports, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Winthrop University was founded In 1886, when the Peabody Education Board of Massachusetts, headed by Robert Charles Winthrop, provided $ 1,500 to form

3127-513: The university's track and field teams compete on the $ 2.8 million Irwin Belk Track Complex. The facility hosts numerous Division 1 meets. The university's soccer teams compete at the recently completed Eagle Field. The facility features 1,800 permanent seats, a press box, field house, and a Daktronics LCD scoreboard. In addition, the playing field is a Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda grass with Eagle Blend and Sun Star. The softball team competes at

3186-470: The update year (the most recent being a minor update in 2021). Professional doctorates (D.D.S., J.D., M.D., Pharm.D., etc.) are not included in this count but were added as a separate criterion in 2018–19. The framework further classifies these universities by their level of research activity as measured by research expenditures, number of research doctorates awarded, number of research-focused faculty, and other factors. A detailed list of schools can be found in

3245-413: The “authority and responsibility for the governance of Winthrop University.” In addition to the university president, the board confirms the appointments of the provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, deans, vice presidents, and other administrators. The university grants undergraduate degrees through four colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business Administration,

3304-500: Was created by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1970. The classification was first published in 1973 with updates in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2018 and 2021. To ensure continuity of the classification framework and to allow comparison across years, the 2015 Classification update retains the same structure of six parallel classifications, initially adopted in 2005. The 2005 report substantially reworked

3363-433: Was instead released straight to DVD on July 15, 2008. Asylum stars Sarah Roemer as a young college student who must fight to survive the spirit of a mad doctor that is haunting her dorm. A college student discovers her dorm was once a notorious asylum. According to Winthrop's campus newspaper, The Johnsonian, a group of college freshmen with troubled pasts and nightmares are at Richard Miller University for orientation

3422-497: Was relaxed if an institution identified a special focus on the College Board 's Annual Survey of Colleges, or if an institution's only accreditation was from a body related to the special focus categories". Two-year Four-year Tribal Colleges are institutions that belong to the American Indian Higher Education Consortium . The Undergraduate Instructional Program classification combines (a)

3481-652: Was voted as the top student newspaper in the state of South Carolina by the S.C. Press Association. The university is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes on the Division I level. Winthrop is a charter member of the Big South Conference . Winthrop's teams are known as the Eagles and their colors are garnet and gold. The university sponsors 18 intercollegiate teams (eight men's, 10 women's, one co-ed) in baseball, basketball, cross country running, golf, soccer, and track and field on

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