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University of Wyoming

General Information

Name: University of Wyoming
Address: Corner of Ninth and Ivinson, Laramie, WY 82071
Phone:

  • General information: (307) 766-1121
  • Financial aid office: (307) 766-2116
  • Admissions office: (800) 342-5996

Website: www.uwyo.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$2,951$2,874$2,721
        Out-of-state$8,183$7,986$7,545
Books and supplies$1,200$1,000$1,000
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$6,861$6,240$5,953
        Other expenses$3,089$2,684$2,679

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$14,101$12,798$12,353
Out-of-state
        On-campus$19,333$17,910$17,177

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 92%
  • Federal grants: 20%
  • State/local grants: 68%
  • Institutional grants: 42%
  • Student loans: 43%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3067
  • State/local grants:$3687
  • Institutional grants:$3870
  • Student loans:$3734

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$40
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants3,1551,5291,626
Percent admitted95.3%93.9%96.7%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time46.8%46.3%47.2%
Part-time0.5%0.4%0.5%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 13126
Undergraduate enrollment: 9510
First-time student retention: 74%
Overall graduation rate: 58%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 81%
    • Part Time: 19%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 47%
    • Women: 53%

White non-hispanic: 84%
Black non-hispanic: 1%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 9%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Bachelor
  • Agricultural Communication/Journalism - Bachelor
  • Agricultural Economics - Master
  • Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Agronomy and Crop Science - Master, Doctor
  • Animal Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Food Science - Master
  • Range Science and Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General - Master, Doctor
    Architecture and Related Services
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Botany/Plant Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Entomology - Master, Doctor
  • Microbiology, General - Bachelor
  • Molecular Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Reproductive Biology - Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Management Science, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Real Estate - Certificate
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master
  • Journalism - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master
    Education
  • Administration of Special Education - Certificate
  • Agricultural Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Education, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Certificate
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Health Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Certificate
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other - Bachelor
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
    Engineering
  • Architectural Engineering - Bachelor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Petroleum Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying - Certificate
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Care and Support Services Management - Certificate
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences - Master
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist - Bachelor
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics, Other - Bachelor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Natural Sciences - Master
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other - Bachelor
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Master, Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master
  • International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor, Master
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master


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