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University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY 7,944 Undergrads 62.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,818
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,599
After Aid
Median Earnings
$61,749
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,599
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$61,749
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$56,880
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate62.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
96.9%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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
+$550k
+$83k
+$65k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$501k
+$34k
+$16k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$460k
-$7k
-$24k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
52
33%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-27%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return49%

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-37%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$17,664
Earnings (4yr)
$69,378
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
$14,234
Earnings (4yr)
$64,200
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,729
Natl Median: $53,588
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,533
Natl Median: $54,152
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,092
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,143
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,721
Earnings (4yr)
$58,479
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,567
Earnings (4yr)
$57,125
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,936
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,629
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,992
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,184
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,750
Earnings (4yr)
$54,433
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,267
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$14,125
Earnings (4yr)
$99,287
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
Median Debt
$19,393
Earnings (4yr)
$57,016
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
$7,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,927
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
$17,938
Earnings (4yr)
$35,028
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,825
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$45,673
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,985
Earnings (4yr)
$47,250
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Median Debt
$19,963
Earnings (4yr)
$80,827
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Median Debt
$15,880
Earnings (4yr)
$46,371
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,889
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$18,960
Earnings (4yr)
$68,883
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,868
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$14,510
Earnings (4yr)
$39,168
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,934
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Median Debt
$24,992
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,714
Earnings (4yr)
$66,744
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,703
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,794
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,533
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,624
Earnings (4yr)
$51,552
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (4yr)
$100,911
Natl Median: $104,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,316
Earnings (4yr)
$58,593
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,652
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$20,199
Earnings (4yr)
$52,096
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,125
Earnings (4yr)
$52,732
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
$17,074
Earnings (4yr)
$83,525
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,364
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,427
Earnings (4yr)
$43,404
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$18,387
Earnings (4yr)
$44,701
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,508
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,600
Earnings (4yr)
$57,949
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
BachCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $105,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,036
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$51,967
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
$17,137
Earnings (4yr)
$55,338
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Median Debt
$19,221
Earnings (4yr)
$44,424
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,383
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,356
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,072
Earnings (4yr)
$122,366
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,602
Earnings (4yr)
$66,472
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$24,396
Earnings (4yr)
$69,554
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,033
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Natural Sciences
MastCIP: 3018
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,321
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $147,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,617
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$36,945
Earnings (4yr)
$101,385
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,044
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Soil Sciences
MastCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,016
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,900
Earnings (4yr)
$58,082
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,532
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,418
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,142
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,273
Earnings (4yr)
$138,911
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$70,488
Earnings (4yr)
$81,644
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$146,045
Natl Median: $136,637
Lifetime Value Added
+$364k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.