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Laramie, WY · Public · 7,944 undergraduates · town

University of Wyoming

Less selective

Wyoming's sole public four-year flagship is tightly connected to energy, geology, engineering, agriculture, and western land management.

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Institutional profile

Established Strong in affordability, and steady in career outcomes.
Academic Emerging Affordability Strong Career Steady Mobility Steady Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Steady
Student experience Emerging
Admission
97.4% admitted

5,644 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
62.3%

$56,880 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of Wyoming apart

Academic design

Engineering, energy, geology, agriculture, natural resources, business, and sciences reflect the state's economy and geography.

Campus pattern

Laramie sits above 7,000 feet between mountain ranges and open rangeland.

Career & value signal

Energy, mining, agriculture, government, and natural-resource employers align directly with major programs.

Can I get in?

97.4% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

5,644

About 97 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 97.4%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingsometimes required
Return for a second year78.5%
Finish the degree62.3%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Wyoming, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of Wyoming weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Engineering, energy, geology, agriculture, natural resources, business, and sciences reflect the state's economy and geography.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Wyoming's sole public four-year flagship is tightly connected to energy, geology, engineering, agriculture, and western land management.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$40 application fee

Fee waiver: u.s. only

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

BusinessAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$28,270
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$14,000
Affordability profileStrong

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

University of Wyoming publishes one merit award, the largest reaching $10,000 to $20,000 a year. All of them renew past the first year.

Consideration not stated An award reaching $10,000 to $20,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year

In the season card

This award, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • How to be considered 
  • What to send, and where 
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Average annual cost by household income at University of Wyoming

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years62.3%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one78.5%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$56,880

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates159
Median earnings$52,732

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Recent graduates91
Median earnings$51,552

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Recent graduates83
Median earnings$57,016

What is campus life like?

University of Wyoming beyond the classroom

Laramie sits above 7,000 feet between mountain ranges and open rangeland.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Engineering, energy, geology, agriculture, natural resources, business, and sciences reflect the state's economy and geography.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Laramie sits above 7,000 feet between mountain ranges and open rangeland.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Energy, mining, agriculture, government, and natural-resource employers align directly with major programs.

7,944 undergraduatesMountain Westtown settingCampus housing available