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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)
Undergraduate	Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
Graduate	STEM dominant
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Enrollment	High undergraduate
Size & Setting	Large four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Title IV Eligibility	Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition
Religious Affiliation	N/A
Congressional District	5600

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Wyoming?
1474th for total cost of attendance
	In District	In State	Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition	$2,256	$2,256	$8,592
FT Undergraduate Required Fees	$906	$906	$906
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour	$132	$132	$396

FT Graduate Tuition	$3,294	$3,294	$9,414
FT Graduate Required Fees	$906	$906	$906
PT Graduate per Credit Hour	$233	$233	$573

Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus	$16,020	$16,020	$23,940
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family	$4,926	$4,926	$12,846
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family	$4,926	$4,926	$12,846

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$3,554↓ $3,621	$3,554↓ $3,621	$10,394↓ $11,031

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies	$1,200(N/C)
On-Campus – Room & Board	$7,274↓ $7,707
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$3,090(N/C)
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	N/A

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee Required	N/A
Undergraduate Application Fee	$40
Graduate Application Fee	$50
First Professional Application Fee	N/A

Applicants	3,589 (1,749 male / 1,832 female)
Admitted	3,444 (1,655 male / 1,788 female)
Admission rate	96%

First-time Enrollment	1,693 (834 male / 859 female)
FT Enrollment	1,681 (828 male / 853 female)
PT Enrollment	12 (6 male / 6 female)
Total Enrollment	12,427

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Wyoming use for admissions?
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ N/A /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Wyoming accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships	NCAA
NCAA Football Conference	Mountain West Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference	Mountain West Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference	Mountain West Conference

ACT Test Admission

381st for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results	92%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	20 / 26
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	20 / 27
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	21 / 27

SAT Test Admission

362nd for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results	18%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	470 / 610
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	500 / 640
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	970 / 1250

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	2,686
Meals per Week	21

Room Fee	$3,466
Board Fee	$4,540

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

Total	76	20	74	22	27	1,826	192	2,237
Accounting	2					45	2	49
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations						22	2	24
Agricultural Communication/Journalism						4		4
Agricultural Economics						3	2	5
Agricultural Teacher Education						5		5
Agronomy and Crop Science						1		1
American/United States Studies/Civilization	3					7	1	11
Animal Sciences, General	1					23	5	29
Anthropology						19	2	21
Applied Mathematics, Other						4	3	7
Architectural Engineering			2	1		29	2	34
Art/Art Studies, General					1	22		23
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other							2	2
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General							2	2
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	3		3	2		26	1	35
Biology/Biological Sciences, General			1			35	2	38
Botany/Plant Biology	1		2		1	2	1	7
Business Administration and Management, General		3	3	2	2	106	19	135
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other						1		1
Business/Managerial Economics	2		1			6	2	11
Chemical Engineering	4	1				14	2	21
Chemistry, General	3				1	13		17
Child Development
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	1							1
Civil Engineering, General	2		1			47	1	51
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	3	1	3	1	1	53	4	66
Computer Engineering, General			1			4		5
Computer Science	2					7	1	10
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services						15	3	18
Creative Writing			1			6	4	11
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies		1	7	1	3	57	6	75
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist						22		22
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General			2			20	1	23
Education, General	1		4			52	3	60
Educational Leadership and Administration, General			1			16		17
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	3		1			29	3	36
Elementary Education and Teaching	1		4	1	4	120	8	138
English Language and Literature, General	1		4		1	34	4	44
Entomology
Environmental Studies
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner						2		2
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General		1				34	2	37
Finance, General	6	1	1			37	3	48
Food Science	2						1	3
French Language and Literature						1	1	2
Geography						21	1	22
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General			1		1	17	4	23
Geophysics and Seismology						2		2
German Language and Literature	2					2		4
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General						1		1
History, General	1		2		2	35	1	41
Humanities/Humanistic Studies		1	2			5		8
Hydrology and Water Resources Science
Indian/Native American Education						1	1	2
International Relations and Affairs	1		3			32	5	41
Journalism	1		1			20	3	25
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	2	1	1			48	7	59
Management Information Systems, General	1					4		5
Management Science, General					1	24	1	26
Marketing/Marketing Management, General			2	1		23		26
Mathematics, General	1					13	1	15
Mechanical Engineering	3			1		39	3	46
Microbiology, General						15		15
Molecular Biology		1	2	2		12	1	18
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other						1		1
Music Performance, General						1	1	2
Music Teacher Education						12	1	13
Music Theory and Composition
Music, General	2					6		8
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	1							1
Natural Sciences						16	1	17
Neuroscience		1						1
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)	2	2	1	2		108	21	136
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Petroleum Engineering	8					10		18
Philosophy			1			5		6
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching		1	1			17		19
Physics, General						1	1	2
Physiology, General						4		4
Plant Sciences, Other						4		4
Political Science and Government, General	2					18	2	22
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing						3		3
Psychology, General			4	1	5	69	9	88
Public Administration	2		1			14	3	20
Range Science and Management						30	3	33
Real Estate				2	1	20	3	26
Reproductive Biology	1					1		2
Russian Language and Literature
Secondary Education and Teaching	1	2	2	1	1	67	2	76
Social Sciences, General		1	2		2	28	2	35
Social Work		1	3			38	8	50
Sociology	1	1		1		13	1	17
Soil Science and Agronomy, General	1		1			1		3
Spanish Language and Literature	1		1			16	1	19
Special Education and Teaching, General
Special Education and Teaching, Other
Statistics, General				2		3		5
Surveying Technology/Surveying						13	3	16
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education						1		1
Wildlife Biology			1			19	3	23
Women's Studies						3		3
Zoology/Animal Biology	1			1		27	4	33

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Wyoming 453rd for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$78,941 ($85,055 male / $68,213 female)
Number of FT Faculty	730 (465 male / 265 female)
Number of PT Faculty	81
FT Faculty Ratio	9 : 1
Total Benefits	$18,148,299

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