Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Laramie, WY
Population 38,000
Map of the United States

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 8.5%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources 216 35% / 65% 0% $50,969 41 95%
Botany 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,377 30
Agricultural Business 39 56% / 44% 0% $59,361 62 100%
Agricultural Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Animal and Veterinary Sciences 47 +1 23% / 77% 0% $47,588 30 88%
Human Nutrition 9 22% / 78% 0% $51,963 43
Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management 13 54% / 46% 0% $55,997 55 96%
Sustainable Agriculture 8 38% / 62% 0% $56,995 57
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management 23 +1 57% / 43% 4% $45,904 25 97%
Zoology 12 +1 17% / 83% 0% $45,904 25 97%
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management 21 +1 62% / 38% 0% $50,175 38
Agricultural Communication 9 +4 0% / 100% 0% $42,673 17 100%
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $45,136 23
Family and Consumer Sciences 16 6% / 94% 0% $46,774 28
Textiles, Merchandising, and Design 8 0% / 100% 0% $51,412 42
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 636 39% / 61% 2% $52,363 45 95%
Mathematics 9 +6 67% / 33% 11% $51,275 41 100%
Statistics 4 50% / 50% 0% $73,729 83
Biology 34 +3 18% / 82% 0% $47,171 29 91%
Microbiology 16 +2 44% / 56% 0% $54,248 50
Molecular Biology 14 57% / 43% 0% $55,423 53
Environment and Natural Resources 10 +26 30% / 70% 0% $52,238 44 97%
Environmental Systems Science 21 +4 48% / 52% 0% $52,238 44 97%
Economics 13 69% / 31% 8% $70,460 80
African American Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
American Indian Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,041 32
American Studies 7 +1 86% / 14% 0% $48,229 32
Anthropology 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $46,601 27
Communication 28 +3 32% / 68% 7% $45,716 25 92%
English 26 +12 35% / 65% 0% $45,319 24 91%
French 2 0% / 100% 0% $62,543 69 100%
Gender and Women's Studies 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $50,307 39
General Studies 34 47% / 53% 0% $51,799 43
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 1 0% / 100% 0%
Geography 4 75% / 25% 0% $57,150 57 100%
German 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $62,840 69
History 24 +13 50% / 50% 0% $55,485 53 94%
International Studies 18 56% / 44% 0% $42,248 16 96%
Journalism 11 64% / 36% 0% $57,259 58 100%
Philosophy 6 +5 67% / 33% 0% $47,424 30
Political Science 24 +5 54% / 46% 0% $60,467 65 100%
Psychology 148 +6 20% / 80% 2%
Religious Studies +3 $49,440 36
Social Work 25 12% / 88% 0% $53,847 49 98%
Sociology 22 +12 36% / 64% 9% $49,603 36 95%
Spanish 9 +7 78% / 22% 0% $62,543 69 100%
Art 6 33% / 67% 0% $50,814 40 89%
Art History $50,814 40 89%
Graphic Design 6 67% / 33% 17% $51,841 43
Jazz Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $48,775 34
Music 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $48,630 33
Music Performance 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $48,623 33
Studio Art 18 39% / 61% 0% $50,814 40 89%
Theatre and Dance 10 30% / 70% 0% $35,292 7 97%
Criminal Justice 59 +1 49% / 51% 0% $57,671 59 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 302 58% / 42% 2% $63,257 70 97%
Accounting $72,143 82 93%
Business Analytics 104 +41 52% / 48% 2% $59,423 63 96%
Economics 14 +5 86% / 14% 0% $74,004 84 95%
Entrepreneurship 16 +4 75% / 25% 0% $64,063 72
Finance 58 +20 86% / 14% 2% $74,435 84 96%
Human Resource Management 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $64,408 72
Management $64,381 72 96%
Marketing 53 +23 30% / 70% 6% $54,248 50 100%
Organizational Leadership 48 56% / 44% 0% $64,381 72 96%
Professional Selling 2 +21 50% / 50% 0% $64,596 72
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 152 28% / 72% 0% $56,557 56 94%
Biology Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Career and Technical Education 4 75% / 25% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
Earth Science Education $59,256 62 94%
Elementary Education 78 13% / 87% 0% $54,047 49 94%
English Education 12 33% / 67% 0% $59,256 62 94%
German Education $59,256 62 94%
Mathematics Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Physical Education 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Physics Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,256 62
Social Studies Education 15 80% / 20% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Spanish Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Special Education 11 0% / 100% 0% $59,147 62
Art Education 8 12% / 88% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Music Education 6 50% / 50% 0% $59,256 62 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences 271 75% / 25% 2% $87,749 93 97%
Architectural Engineering 16 56% / 44% 0% $76,115 85 100%
Chemical Engineering 14 64% / 36% 0% $90,602 94 100%
Civil Engineering 28 +1 79% / 21% 0% $80,480 89 100%
Computer Engineering 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $103,040 98
Electrical Engineering 21 86% / 14% 0% $124,608 99 95%
Energy Systems Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0% $101,927 98
Mechanical Engineering 50 72% / 28% 0% $81,187 89 96%
Petroleum Engineering 10 100% / 0% 20% $111,956 99 95%
Computer Science 37 86% / 14% 8% $87,547 93 96%
Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 50% / 50% 0% $72,122 82
Chemistry 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $71,001 81 100%
Earth Science 13 31% / 69% 0% $73,578 83 97%
Geology 11 82% / 18% 9% $73,578 83 97%
Physics 3 +7 0% / 100% 0% $71,472 81
Construction Management 43 100% / 0% 0% $93,498 96
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 319 18% / 82% 0% $77,608 86 94%
Physiology 33 +2 33% / 67% 0% $73,897 84 92%
Communication Disorders 30 3% / 97% 0% $60,998 66 100%
Dental Hygiene 19 0% / 100% 0% $69,092 79 100%
Kinesiology and Health 76 +1 36% / 64% 0% $66,665 76 92%
Medical Laboratory Sciences 18 +1 22% / 78% 0% $78,175 87
Nursing 143 10% / 90% 0% $88,825 94 93%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.0% 436 34% / 66% 2% $50,730 40 96%
Business & Economics 17.7% 336 58% / 42% 2% $62,719 69 97%
Health Sciences 15.1% 286 16% / 84% 0% $78,036 87 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 10.0% 189 39% / 61% 1% $52,085 44 95%
Engineering 7.7% 146 73% / 27% 1% $90,791 94 97%
Education 7.3% 138 28% / 72% 0% $56,282 55 94%
Professional 5.4% 102 71% / 29% 0% $72,775 82 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 100 32% / 68% 0% $58,284 60 91%
Arts 3.6% 68 35% / 65% 1% $50,242 38 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 58 48% / 52% 3% $69,335 79 98%
Computer Science 2.0% 37 86% / 14% 8% $87,547 93 96%

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional