University of Wyoming
Public Research University in Laramie, WY. Six-year graduation rate 59%. Median 10-year earnings $56,880.
Ten years after entry, the median University of Wyoming student earns $56,880 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 59% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $18,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
University of Wyoming admits 97% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. 6,217 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. 24% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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59% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention of 80% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Transfer-out runs to 24% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 54% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 8,047 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,872 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $7,977 while those at $110k+ pay $19,634. Grant aid reaches 75% of students at an average of $9,618. 29% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,434 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $7,977 |
| $30–48k | $7,730 |
| $48–75k | $9,585 |
| $75–110k | $15,205 |
| $110k+ | $19,634 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,316 of these 8,047 students, totalling $14,514,236 — an average of $6,267 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Albany County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)