University of Wyoming
Founded 1886
President Ed Seidel (President)
Fees USD 5,880
Acceptance Rate Moderate (50–75%)
Campus Setting Suburban
The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public research university founded in 1886 in Laramie — the only public four-year university in Wyoming. Enrolling 12,000 students on the high plains at 7,200 feet elevation, UW is known for energy engineering (one of the top petroleum and natural gas research universities in the Rockies), law, geology, and environmental science programs.nn
Colleges
- College of Engineering and Applied Science — ABET-accredited; petroleum and chemical engineering
- College of Law — Wyoming’s only law school; strong energy and water law
- College of Business — AACSB-accredited; energy and agricultural business
- College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources — Land-grant research for Wyoming ranching
How to Apply
- Application: Common App or institutional application | Rolling Admissions