University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming is one of the leading colleges in Wyoming with the acceptance rate of 97%. Deadlines for application are Regular - August 10 . For more information, call 307-766-4075 or send email at VisitUW@uwyo.edu.

Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 5,626
    • Average HS GPA: 3.53
    • Acceptance Rate: 97%
  • GPA Breakdown

    • 29% 3.75 - 3.99
    • 22% 3.50 - 3.74
    • 15% 3.25 - 3.49
    • 11% 3.00 - 3.24
    • 10% 2.50 - 2.99
    • 2% 2.00 - 2.49
  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    540 - 640
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    530 - 635
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    21 - 27
  • Deadlines

    Regular
    August 10

Academics

  • Majors

    AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES.
    Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations.
    Agricultural Communication/Journalism.
    Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture.
    Animal Sciences, General.
    Range Science and Management.
    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    American Indian/Native American Studies.
    American/United States Studies/Civilization.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Botany/Plant Biology.
    Microbiology, General.
    Molecular Biology.
    Physiology, General.
    Wildlife Biology.
    Zoology/Animal Biology.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Construction Management.
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
    Finance, General.
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    Organizational Leadership.
    Selling Skills and Sales Operations.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Journalism.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer Science.
    EDUCATION.
    Agricultural Teacher Education.
    Art Teacher Education.
    Biology Teacher Education.
    Chemistry Teacher Education.
    Computer Teacher Education.
    Earth Science Teacher Education.
    Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education.
    French Language Teacher Education.
    German Language Teacher Education.
    Mathematics Teacher Education.
    Music Teacher Education.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Physics Teacher Education.
    Secondary Education and Teaching.
    Social Studies Teacher Education.
    Spanish Language Teacher Education.
    Technical Teacher Education.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Surveying Technology/Surveying.
    ENGINEERING.
    Architectural Engineering.
    Chemical Engineering.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Computer Engineering, General.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering.
    Petroleum Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    American Sign Language (ASL).
    French Language and Literature.
    German Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
    Dental Hygiene/Hygienist.
    Health Services Administration.
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    General Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    Statistics, General.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Science.
    Environmental Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Social Work.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
    Geographic Information Science and Cartography.
    Geography.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Design and Visual Communications, General.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Jazz/Jazz Studies.
    Music Management.
    Music Performance, General.
    Music, General.
  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Certificate
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
  • Prominent Alumni

    Phil Jackson
    Former NBA player, coach and executive
    Karen Nyberg
    Retired NASA Astronaut
    Chuck Klosterman
    Author
    Greg Page
    Retired Chairman and CEO of Cargill, Inc., the largest private company in the U.S.
    Dave St. Peter
    President of MLB's Minnesota Twins
    Werner Nistler
    Founder and Chairman of Touchmark, a national leader in full-service senior living communities
    Kathryn Uhrich
    Organic Chemistry Researcher who created polymerized aspirin

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Jan 9
  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $4620
    Required Fees
    $1657
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1200
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $4110
    Transportation for Commuters
    $420
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $11144
  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    • State Loans
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes
  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 80/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    8869
    Foreign Countries Represented
    61
  • Demographics

    • Asian 1.23%
    • African-American 1.22%
    • Hispanic 7.55%
    • Caucasian 77.29%
    • Male 47%
    • Female 53%
    • Аre out of state 34

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    23%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    No
    Quality of life rating 87/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    80%
    Campus Environment
    Suburban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A
  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    No
    Interview Required
    Yes
  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    307
    Number of Honor Societies
    34
    Number of Social Sororities
    6
  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (9)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Swimming
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Wrestling
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (10)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball
  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    Womens Center
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus Air Force ROTC Offered on-campus
  • Sustainability

    N/A

    Green rating
    N/A
  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    33%
    Graduate in 5 years
    54%
    Graduate in 6 years
    59%
  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Experiential
    • Internship
  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
  • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • M-F
      • 8 am - 5 pm
      • 307-766-4075
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: Varies
    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      Individual Visits and special Saturday Programs