by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Wyoming was awarded 448 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biological & biomedical sciences.
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UW landed the #520 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 7 colleges in Wyoming, UW is ranked at #1.
With an acceptance rate of 97%, UW has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Wyoming is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Wyoming is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Wyoming enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UW have a four-year graduation rate of 31%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,342 undergraduates at UW with 7,783 being full-time and 1,559 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,905 | $6,776 | $9,394 | $15,178 | $15,858 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UW, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UW, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $7,096 a year. That adds up to $28,384 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UW is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UW are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Corner Of Ninth And Ivinson, Laramie, WY 82071 |
| Phone: | 307-766-1121 |
| Website: | www.uwyo.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/uwpride |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/uwyonews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 147 | $26,515 |
| Nursing | 126 | $63,738 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 107 | $39,628 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 103 | $36,926 |
| Health & Physical Education | 86 | $27,676 |
| Marketing | 80 | $33,291 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 75 | $41,295 |
| Business Administration & Management | 74 | $39,400 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 74 | $19,870 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 73 | $40,186 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 8,304 students took at least one online class at University of Wyoming. This is a decrease from the 10,971 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 8,304 | 2,410 |
| 2019-2020 | 10,971 | 4,576 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,058 | 1,688 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,824 | 1,666 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,598 | 1,731 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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