University of Wyoming

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 38,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,992 (87%)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,165
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 59%
From Region 20%
Athletes 435 (6.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources 216 35% 85% 1% 0% 7% 0% $57,373 5 -0.34 49 98%
Botany 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,479 40 -0.32 39 — — — — —
Agricultural Business 39 — 56% 85% 3% 0% 8% 0% $60,175 15 -1.25 56 100% — — — —
Agricultural Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 17 -1.11 60 95% — — — —
Animal and Veterinary Sciences 47 +1 23% 81% 0% 0% 13% 0% $59,953 71 +0.57 56 95% — — — —
Human Nutrition 9 — 22% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $59,305 28 -0.44 54 — — — — —
Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management 13 — 54% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,685 44 -0.17 55 100% — — — —
Sustainable Agriculture 8 — 38% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,922 42 -0.24 53 — — — — —
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management 23 +1 57% 87% 0% 0% 9% 4% $49,643 26 -0.55 28 98% — — — —
Zoology 12 +1 17% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $49,643 26 -0.55 28 98% — — — —
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management 21 +1 62% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $54,143 22 -0.58 41 — — — — —
Agricultural Communication 9 +4 0% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $58,995 14 -1.16 53 100% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,334 70 +0.36 46 94% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 16 — 6% 81% 6% 0% 0% 0% $57,589 77 +0.51 50 — — — — —
Textiles, Merchandising, and Design 8 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,909 36 -0.27 53 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 636 39% 74% 2% 2% 11% 2% $57,051 4 -0.33 48 96%
Mathematics 9 +6 67% 67% 11% 0% 0% 11% $60,883 11 -0.92 58 92% — — — —
Statistics 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,751 9 -0.98 83 — — — — —
Biology 34 +3 18% 82% 3% 0% 6% 0% $58,991 16 -0.87 53 100% — — — —
Microbiology 16 +2 44% 88% 6% 0% 0% 0% $74,228 76 +0.53 79 91% — — — —
Molecular Biology 14 — 57% 79% 7% 0% 7% 0% $69,682 42 -0.16 74 — — — — —
Environment and Natural Resources 10 +26 30% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,542 13 -1.02 31 97% — — — —
Environmental Systems Science 21 +4 48% 86% 0% 5% 5% 0% $50,542 13 -1.02 31 97% — — — —
Economics 13 — 69% 77% 0% 0% 8% 8% $76,294 18 -0.82 82 — — — — —
African American Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,930 36 -0.50 37 — — — — —
American Indian Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,611 32 -0.53 37 — — — — —
American Studies 7 +1 86% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $52,771 33 -0.51 37 — — — — —
English 26 +12 35% 73% 0% 0% 8% 0% $58,268 80 +0.71 52 93% — — — —
French 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,237 78 +0.73 69 100% — — — —
Gender and Women's Studies 3 +3 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,917 51 -0.04 45 — — — — —
General Studies 34 — 47% 59% 0% 18% 6% 0% $57,503 62 +0.02 50 — — — — —
German 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,816 73 +0.60 66 — — — — —
History 24 +13 50% 79% 4% 0% 8% 0% $55,762 53 -0.11 45 89% — — — —
Philosophy 6 +5 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,591 23 -0.74 34 — — — — —
Religious Studies — +3 — — — — — — $54,319 77 +0.43 41 — — — — —
Spanish 9 +7 78% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $66,237 78 +0.73 69 100% — — — —
Anthropology 14 +1 50% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,977 0 -1.62 8 — — — — —
Communication 28 +3 32% 68% 0% 4% 7% 7% $63,510 59 +0.15 64 94% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,807 60 +0.08 62 94% — — — —
Geography 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,807 60 +0.08 62 94% — — — —
International Studies 18 — 56% 78% 6% 0% 11% 0% $42,246 0 -1.59 12 96% — — — —
Journalism 11 — 64% 55% 0% 0% 45% 0% $57,258 29 -0.56 49 100% — — — —
Political Science 24 +5 54% 75% 4% 0% 4% 0% $56,331 9 -1.17 46 93% — — — —
Psychology 148 +6 20% 72% 1% 1% 13% 2% $59,005 41 -0.26 53 — — — — —
Social Work 25 — 12% 84% 4% 0% 8% 0% $57,356 76 +0.49 49 94% — — — —
Sociology 22 +12 36% 64% 0% 5% 5% 9% $47,006 7 -0.90 22 100% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $37,250 7 -1.13 6 92% — — — —
Graphic Design 6 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $52,770 27 -0.57 37 — — — — —
Jazz Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,034 30 -0.51 12 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,549 28 -0.56 11 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,652 28 -0.55 11 — — — — —
Studio Art 24 — 38% 71% 4% 0% 12% 0% $37,250 9 -1.03 6 92% — — — —
Theatre and Dance 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $39,675 30 -0.45 9 91% — — — —
Criminal Justice 59 +1 49% 69% 0% 0% 27% 0% $61,914 67 +0.28 60 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 302 58% 82% 1% 0% 8% 2% $70,268 45 -0.94 75 97%
Accounting — — — — — — — — $74,638 24 -0.80 80 92% — — — —
Business Analytics 104 +41 52% 85% 1% 0% 8% 2% $76,843 18 -0.89 82 97% — — — —
Economics 14 +5 86% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,285 27 -0.67 85 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 16 +4 75% 81% 6% 0% 6% 0% $63,926 30 -0.53 64 — — — — —
Finance 58 +20 86% 83% 0% 0% 7% 2% $73,286 9 -0.89 78 98% — — — —
Human Resource Management 7 +1 29% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $64,863 17 -0.80 66 — — — — —
Management — — — — — — — — $63,722 18 -0.72 64 92% — — — —
Marketing 53 +23 30% 75% 0% 0% 9% 6% $60,163 6 -1.35 56 100% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 48 — 56% 83% 0% 2% 8% 0% $63,722 14 -0.88 64 92% — — — —
Professional Selling 2 +21 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,321 14 -0.95 67 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 152 28% 86% 1% 0% 6% 0% $59,908 10 +0.91 56 94%
Biology Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 78 +0.38 60 95% — — — —
Career and Technical Education 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 84 +0.78 60 95% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 78 +0.38 60 95% — — — —
Earth Science Education — — — — — — — — $61,719 78 +0.38 60 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 78 — 13% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $57,980 88 +0.85 51 93% — — — —
English Education 12 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $61,719 83 +0.88 60 95% — — — —
German Education — — — — — — — — $61,719 83 +0.88 60 95% — — — —
Mathematics Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 78 +0.38 60 95% — — — —
Physical Education 10 +1 50% 80% 10% 0% 10% 0% $61,719 68 +0.49 60 95% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 78 +0.38 60 95% — — — —
Social Studies Education 15 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 86 +1.03 60 95% — — — —
Spanish Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 83 +0.88 60 95% — — — —
Special Education 11 — 0% 64% 9% 0% 9% 0% $63,218 88 +1.10 63 — — — — —
Art Education 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 96 +1.60 60 95% — — — —
Music Education 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,719 98 +1.61 60 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences 271 75% 78% 3% 0% 11% 2% $93,171 92 -0.60 93 98%
Architectural Engineering 16 — 56% 81% 0% 0% 12% 0% $76,114 1 -2.31 81 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 14 — 64% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $90,404 6 -1.55 91 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 28 +1 79% 89% 0% 0% 4% 0% $84,964 13 -1.05 88 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $107,052 30 -0.47 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 21 — 86% 81% 0% 0% 10% 0% $102,639 19 -0.68 96 100% — — — —
Energy Systems Engineering 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $100,603 39 -0.62 96 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 50 — 72% 74% 4% 0% 16% 0% $91,518 13 -0.97 92 98% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 10 — 100% 40% 0% 10% 30% 20% $120,108 64 +0.29 99 94% — — — —
Computer Science 37 — 86% 73% 8% 0% 8% 8% $114,748 43 -0.30 98 97% — — — —
Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,717 21 -0.64 80 — — — — —
Chemistry 12 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $71,000 52 -0.06 76 100% — — — —
Earth Science 13 — 31% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $72,484 83 +0.67 78 97% — — — —
Geology 11 — 82% 82% 9% 0% 0% 9% $72,484 83 +0.67 78 97% — — — —
Physics 3 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,215 20 -0.67 79 — — — — —
Construction Management 43 — 100% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $97,753 38 -0.24 95 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 319 18% 82% 1% 1% 11% 0% $77,483 66 +0.01 83 95%
Physiology 33 +2 33% 67% 9% 0% 21% 0% $75,769 75 +0.56 81 88% — — — —
Communication Disorders 30 — 3% 90% 3% 0% 3% 0% $64,452 62 +0.31 65 96% — — — —
Dental Hygiene 19 — 0% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $75,137 75 +0.45 80 95% — — — —
Kinesiology and Health 76 +1 36% 87% 0% 3% 5% 0% $67,234 75 +0.64 70 95% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Sciences 18 +1 22% 72% 0% 0% 17% 0% $72,316 26 -0.48 77 — — — — —
Nursing 143 — 10% 80% 0% 1% 13% 0% $87,022 31 -0.52 90 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,161
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,722
Est. In-State Cost $10,557
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,274
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 17.7% 336 58% 83% 1% 0% 8% 2% $69,494 23 -0.91 74 97% —
Social Sciences 16.9% 321 28% 74% 2% 1% 10% 2% $56,354 41 -0.40 46 96% —
Health Sciences 15.1% 286 16% 83% 0% 1% 10% 0% $77,681 53 -0.06 83 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 10.0% 189 39% 86% 1% 1% 8% 1% $56,518 35 -0.47 47 97% —
Engineering 7.7% 146 73% 78% 2% 1% 12% 1% $92,725 9 -1.04 93 99% —
Education 7.3% 138 28% 85% 1% 0% 7% 0% $59,725 83 +0.84 55 94% —
Humanities 6.1% 115 50% 69% 1% 6% 9% 0% $57,449 63 +0.13 49 93% —
Professional 5.4% 102 71% 74% 0% 0% 22% 0% $77,023 72 +0.06 82 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 100 32% 77% 6% 0% 10% 0% $68,297 52 -0.06 72 94% —
Arts 3.6% 68 35% 81% 1% 0% 7% 1% $46,960 27 -0.23 22 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 58 48% 81% 3% 0% 5% 3% $71,061 29 -0.05 76 97% —
Computer Science 2.0% 37 86% 73% 8% 0% 8% 8% $114,748 57 -0.30 98 97% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $35.3M #93 66% $0.8M 18 #136 127 13
Engineering $32.8M #128 25% $1.2M 23 #122 107 15
Agriculture & Food Science $29.9M #45 63% $0.9M 5 #72 27 10
Life & Natural Sciences $22.4M #122 76% $0.2M 19 #110 148 17
Humanities & Social Sciences $9.3M #152 10% $0.0M 7 #260 35 2
Health Sciences $8.7M #142 31% $0.0M — — — 1
Business & Economics $4.4M #109 16% $0.1M — — 35 —
Computer Science $3.6M #155 33% $0.2M 2 #173 23 2
Education $1.0M #234 6% $0 34 #117 — —
Total $147M #139 50% $3.5M 108 #164 502 60

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $16.6M $13.1M $3.5M
Track & Field (combined) 96 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Wrestling 34 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $873K $873K $0
Basketball 16 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Golf 8 $742K $742K $0
Total 239 $25.1M $21.5M $3.5M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 146 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 40 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 33 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Basketball 29 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Volleyball 16 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Golf 11 $802K $802K $0
Tennis 8 $911K $911K $0
Total 196 $10.4M $10.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 242 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Football 117 $16.6M $13.1M $3.5M
Swimming & Diving 64 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Basketball 45 $6.8M $6.8M $0
Wrestling 34 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 33 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 19 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 16 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Tennis 8 $911K $911K $0
Total 435 $50.4M $50.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional