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University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 8,047 Undergrads 62.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$22,371
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,779
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,880
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$11,779
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$56,880
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate62.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
97.4%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$492k
+$96k
+$8k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$450k
+$54k
-$34k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$412k
+$15k
-$73k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
54
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-81%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-90%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-60%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-63%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$17,664
Earnings (5yr)
$69,152
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$14,234
Earnings (5yr)
$56,619
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Agricultural Production Operations
BachCIP: 0103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,729
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (5yr)
$45,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Architectural Engineering
BachCIP: 1404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,951
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,721
Earnings (5yr)
$45,210
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$13,567
Earnings (5yr)
$61,712
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,936
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,026
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$78,192
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$11,750
Earnings (5yr)
$43,985
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$58,770
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$14,125
Earnings (5yr)
$85,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$19,393
Earnings (5yr)
$54,750
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$7,500
Earnings (2yr)
$58,402
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$18,825
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$43,171
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$24,985
Earnings (5yr)
$43,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$19,963
Earnings (5yr)
$71,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$15,880
Earnings (5yr)
$49,424
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$18,960
Earnings (5yr)
$71,082
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,600
Earnings (5yr)
$64,443
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
International/Global Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$14,510
Earnings (5yr)
$41,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,091
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$14,714
Earnings (5yr)
$56,960
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$51,999
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,583
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$78,879
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
BachCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$16,624
Earnings (5yr)
$50,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Petroleum Engineering
BachCIP: 1425
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (5yr)
$108,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$367k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
BachCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$20,316
Earnings (5yr)
$70,826
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,411
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$20,199
Earnings (5yr)
$57,950
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,125
Earnings (5yr)
$46,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$17,074
Earnings (5yr)
$85,580
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$16,427
Earnings (5yr)
$50,333
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$18,387
Earnings (5yr)
$50,305
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (5yr)
$50,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$17,137
Earnings (5yr)
$55,537
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$19,221
Earnings (5yr)
$43,996
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,286
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$32,072
Earnings (5yr)
$86,315
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$24,396
Earnings (5yr)
$69,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
MastCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,628
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,429
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$47,900
Earnings (2yr)
$48,041
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Graduate Certificates
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$439k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$70,488
Earnings (5yr)
$84,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$146,045
Lifetime Value Added
+$587k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.