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University of Wyoming

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Laramie, WY
Population 38,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,047
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 79%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Black 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Life & Natural Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 20%
Engineering, Computing & Math 12%
Education 6%
Arts 4%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,768
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,178
Est. In-State Cost $10,049
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,277
10-Year ROI $204,000
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,992 (87th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $95M #120
Engineering, Computing & Math $38M #132
Humanities & Social Sciences $9M #142
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 26 #150
Humanities & Social Sciences 127 #173
Life & Natural Sciences 81 #237

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources 194 42% / 58% 0% $53,541
Animal and Veterinary Sciences 35 9% / 91% 0% $49,879
Botany 5 +1 20% / 80% 0%
Human Nutrition 7 43% / 57% 0%
Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management 14 50% / 50% 0% $58,693
Sustainable Agriculture 5 +1 80% / 20% 0%
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management 33 +3 61% / 39% 0% $48,347
Zoology 19 +1 47% / 53% 0% $48,347
Agricultural Business 35 +1 57% / 43% 0% $62,219
Agricultural Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $61,030
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management 17 71% / 29% 0%
Agricultural Communication 9 +1 11% / 89% 0%
Family and Consumer Sciences 7 0% / 100% 0%
Family and Consumer Sciences
Textiles, Merchandising, and Design 5 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 696 34% / 66% 1% $54,587
Mathematics 12 +5 75% / 25% 0% $54,487
Statistics 6 +4 83% / 17% 0%
Biology 36 +4 42% / 58% 0% $49,681
Environment and Natural Resources 6 +17 33% / 67% 0% $71,484
Environmental Systems Science 13 +2 46% / 54% 0% $71,484
Microbiology 13 +2 8% / 92% 0%
Molecular Biology 13 +2 46% / 54% 8%
Economics 14 +2 64% / 36% 0%
American Indian Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
American Studies 10 +3 90% / 10% 0%
Anthropology 20 +2 60% / 40% 0%
Communication 38 +3 42% / 58% 3% $48,335
Criminal Justice 68 +6 41% / 59% 0% $60,165
English 28 +7 21% / 79% 0% $47,441
French 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Gender and Women's Studies 3 +2 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 44 34% / 66% 0%
Geography 4 +2 50% / 50% 0%
German 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
History 17 +16 47% / 53% 0% $58,776
International Studies 24 +2 17% / 83% 4% $45,195
Journalism 9 56% / 44% 0% $60,540
Philosophy 11 +2 55% / 45% 0%
Political Science 31 +8 58% / 42% 0% $63,681
Psychology 160 +4 14% / 86% 1% $50,753
Religious Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Social Work 35 6% / 94% 0% $64,689
Sociology 19 +12 37% / 63% 5%
Spanish 4 +8 25% / 75% 0%
Art 6 17% / 83% 0% $54,312
Art History 6 33% / 67% 0% $54,312
Graphic Design 2 0% / 100% 0%
Jazz Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Music 2 50% / 50% 0%
Music Performance 5 40% / 60% 20%
Studio Art 10 20% / 80% 10% $54,312
Theatre and Dance 19 37% / 63% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 308 61% / 39% 2% $71,944
Accounting 60 +2 62% / 38% 0% $75,991
Business Analytics 35 +21 49% / 51% 11% $62,593
Economics 11 +5 55% / 45% 9% $77,952
Entrepreneurship 17 +10 71% / 29% 0%
Finance 51 +6 96% / 4% 2% $78,405
Human Resource Management 19 +2 47% / 53% 5%
Management 4 75% / 25% 0% $81,334
Marketing 54 +14 54% / 46% 0% $57,142
Organizational Leadership 48 42% / 58% 0% $81,334
Professional Selling 9 +12 78% / 22% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 143 29% / 71% 1% $58,204
Physical Education 11 36% / 64% 0% $61,030
Biology Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $61,030
Career and Technical Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $61,030
Earth Science Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $61,030
Elementary Education 69 16% / 84% 1% $55,665
English Education 8 38% / 62% 0% $61,030
German Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,030
Mathematics Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $61,030
Physics Teacher Education
Social Studies Education 14 57% / 43% 0% $61,030
Spanish Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $61,030
Special Education 12 8% / 92% 0%
Art Education 8 12% / 88% 0% $61,030
Music Education 7 71% / 29% 0% $61,030
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences 275 80% / 20% 4% $89,752
Architectural Engineering 18 61% / 39% 0% $81,265
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Chemical Engineering 24 58% / 42% 0% $96,732
Civil Engineering 39 77% / 23% 3% $85,925
Computer Engineering 11 91% / 9% 9%
Computer Science 34 85% / 15% 6% $94,024
Electrical Engineering 7 86% / 14% 0%
Energy Systems Engineering 3 33% / 67% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 52 94% / 6% 2% $86,680
Petroleum Engineering 14 86% / 14% 36% $119,531
Physics 4 +2 25% / 75% 0%
Chemistry 16 81% / 19% 0%
Earth Science 11 91% / 9% 0% $78,112
Geology 12 +2 58% / 42% 0% $78,112
Construction Management 28 96% / 4% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Sciences 315 23% / 77% 0% $83,786
Dental Hygiene 25 8% / 92% 0%
Kinesiology and Health 67 43% / 57% 1% $70,816
Medical Laboratory Sciences 11 18% / 82% 0%
Nursing 147 14% / 86% 0% $94,044
Physiology 46 35% / 65% 0% $77,831
Communication Disorders 19 16% / 84% 0% $64,582