About Winthrop University

Winthrop University (Winthrop or WU) is a public academic circles in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was founded in 1886 by David Bancroft Johnson, who served as the bureaucrat of Columbia, South Carolina, schools. He standard a inherit from Robert Charles Winthrop, a Boston philanthropist and chair of the Peabody Education Board in Massachusetts, to acknowledge the school.

Since its inception, Winthrop has developed into a comprehensive the academy offering undergraduate and graduate degrees through five colleges and schools. It has an enrollment of nearly 6,000 students. The majority of Winthrop’s students are from South Carolina, with out-of-state and foreign students accounting for 13% of undergraduate enrollment. 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 lithe teams known as Winthrop Eagles, the university participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a aficionada of gigantic South Conference. The gymnastic program is known for its finishing in basketball, volleyball, tennis, and soccer.

Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina, United States and the fifth-largest city in the state. It is in addition to the fourth-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte, Concord, and Gastonia (all located in North Carolina, unlike Rock Hill). As of the 2010 Census, the population was 66,154. In 2019, the population had increased to 75,048. As of 2017, the sum population of the Rock Hill Census County Division was estimated at 117,375 people.

The city is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Charlotte and nearly 70 miles (110 km) north of Columbia.

Rock Hill offers scenic riverfront views along the Catawba River and is house to numerous plants trails, restaurants, and thirty-one parks which are used for both national and local events. Its historic downtown consist of twelve contiguous buildings built as in advance as 1840 offering dining and retail options. The city is also house to three colleges, including Winthrop University, a public innovative arts academic world founded in 1886 which enrolls nearly 6,000 students annually.