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How to pay for University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming costs about $25,062 a year in-state and $42,428 out-of-state for students entering in 2027 — a $17,366 difference that changes the whole plan. Families on aid pay less than either figure. The useful question is not what it costs. It is which money you spend first, and in what order.
What University of Wyoming costs, and what families really pay
Among the students who get aid, the aid is about $12,259 a year, or about $49,036 over four years. The price after grants and the average aid here are for an in-state student. An out-of-state student usually gets less aid at a state university, so check your own figures before you plan against these.
Where the prices come from: University of Wyoming's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2024-25 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
University of Wyoming's own budget for 2026-27 is $27,932 in state and $45,292 out of state. It also counts costs the university doesn't bill for, such as travel and personal spending. We leave those out.
Merit scholarships
What University of Wyoming says it awards for grades and test scores.
In state: four levels, $1,000 to $6,500 a year, by GPA and test score; funded year to year
“It has four levels of support paid annually: $6,500, $4,000, $2,000, or $1,000.”
In state: tuition, fees and a standard room and meal plan for four years; for the top Wyoming seniors, chosen by essay and interview
“The UW Trustees’ Scholars Award is the premier scholarship for the best and brightest Wyoming high school seniors.”
Out of state: four levels, $3,000 to $12,000 a year, by GPA and test score; funded year to year
“It has four levels of support paid annually: $12,000, $8,000, $5,000 or $3,000.”
Out of state: tuition at 150% of the resident rate, for students from the western states that take part; a minimum GPA and test score apply
“WUE is an award that discounts non-resident tuition to 150% of the resident tuition.”
Out of state: $2,000 a year for two years, for students from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah, from a 1060 SAT; adds to other awards
Out of state: tuition at 150% of the resident rate for a child of a Wyoming graduate; no test score needed; lasts as long as the student is enrolled
“All non-resident students who are children of UW graduates will pay tuition at 150% of the resident tuition.”
Considering University of Wyoming against other schools?
This page prices one school, at what it publishes. Put the schools you are considering on one list and we price each of them for your family, and mark each against the most you could pay. It is free. It asks what you earn and what you have saved, never your name.
Put your schools side by side →What a year costs at each income, after grants
The published in-state price is $25,062 a year ($42,428 out of state). Families on aid pay less, though not dramatically less. That is worth knowing before you plan against either price. Every college has to report the average grant its students got, by household income. Here is University of Wyoming's full price less that grant, carried forward to 2027 and then run through four years by the same calculations we use for plans.
| Household income | Price after grants | Four years, with a plan |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $6,660 a year | $27,442 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $6,390 a year | $23,242 |
| $48,000 to $75,000 | $8,417 a year | $28,370 |
| $75,000 to $110,000 | $14,558 a year | $52,934 |
| Over $110,000 | $19,398 a year | $72,294 |
The price after grants is what students who got aid paid each year, carried forward to 2027. “None” means the reported figure is at or below zero — grant aid covering the full cost. The four-year column runs that price through the same calculations at three levels of savings and shows the middle one. It takes off federal tax credits, so a four-year total can come in below four times the yearly price beside it. Each income range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income. A range with fewer students on aid, or a different mix of them, can come in below the range under it.
Read the two ends together. A household under $30,000 finishes four years at $27,442; the top row pays $72,294. Aid lowers the bill for the household under $30,000, but that family still faces a substantial four-year bill here. That is the number to plan against, not the published price.
Two limits on these figures, both real. They describe students who received financial aid — a family that gets none pays close to the published price, and these rows say nothing about who qualifies. And the top row is the least reliable. “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than that row shows. Treat it as the ceiling, not as a quote.
Price after grants, by income: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, projected to 2027 at the same rate. The costs they run against are University of Wyoming's own. Four-year outcomes computed by SmartTuition.ai's planning engine for the families described — an evenly spaced grid of savings levels, not the distribution of actual families, and not a quote for yours.
Build your University of Wyoming payment plan
Semester by semester, in the order that costs least — with your own aid numbers, not the published price. Works best once your award letter arrives.
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The tax year that sets your aid and the day the FAFSA opens both come before the award letter. Pick the year your student starts to see those dates.
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