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The University of Wyoming in Laramie is the state's only four-year public university, which gives it a relationship with its communities that flagship universities in larger states rarely develop. It genuinely serves every part of a large, sparsely populated state, and the people who run it know it.
In-state tuition at UW is among the lowest in the country, and its programs in geology, energy engineering, and range management are not abstract academic exercises but training for careers that exist and matter in Wyoming.
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See how Wyoming's colleges compare to the national average on the four measures most students and families weigh when deciding where to go: cost, acceptance rates, graduate earnings, and graduation rates.
The colleges in Wyoming that rank highest by UCD Score, and those that deliver above-national graduate earnings at a below-average net price, two of the strongest signals when choosing a school.
Not every student is looking for the same thing. These six panels rank Wyoming's colleges by the data that matters most for each path.
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Which colleges give you the most for what you spend? These eight schools rank highest in Wyoming by the ratio of 10-year graduate earnings to annual net price.
| # | College | Net Price / yr | Earnings (10yr) | Ratio | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Wyoming College Torrington | $4,764 | $37,121 | 7.8× | Excellent |
| 2 | Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs | $6,591 | $40,939 | 6.2× | Excellent |
| 3 | Laramie County Community College Cheyenne | $7,287 | $44,783 | 6.2× | Excellent |
| 4 | Northwest College Powell | $7,463 | $36,950 | 5.0× | Excellent |
| 5 | Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan | $9,346 | $40,477 | 4.3× | Excellent |
| 6 | Casper College Casper | $9,593 | $40,935 | 4.3× | Excellent |
| 7 | University of Wyoming Laramie | $13,599 | $56,880 | 4.2× | Excellent |
| 8 | Central Wyoming College Riverton | $11,634 | $34,402 | 3.0× | Good |
ROI Ratio = median earnings 10 years after enrollment ÷ annual net price. Higher is better.
The six fields of study with the most annual graduates across all colleges in Wyoming, based on IPEDS completion data.
The specific degree programs producing the most graduates across Wyoming's colleges. A more granular view than the Popular Majors above, useful when you already know roughly what you want to study and want to see where the volume is.
The cities in Wyoming with the most colleges, ranked by number of institutions.
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There are 170 colleges that operate a medical school, and they cluster hard. Texas leads with 14, three states hold a fifth of them, and four states have none.
Northeast college graduates earn about $12,700 more a decade out than Southern ones, but they also pay thousands more to get there. The regional split, by the numbers.
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