Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
Paying for college in Wyoming
What the state and its colleges give families, who gets it, and how to apply.
From the state
- Hathaway Scholarship: Wyoming high school graduates, by GPA and ACT score
- Cowboy Need Grant: the University of Wyoming's need-based grant, for family incomes up to $65,000
- Wind River Promise Fund: enrolled members of the Eastern Shoshone or Northern Arapaho Tribe
From the colleges
Merit scholarships. No college here publishes a scholarship by grades that a student is sure to get. The terms of each are in the table below.
Across state lines
Students from the other western states pay no more than 150% of resident tuition at the University of Wyoming. A Wyoming student can do the same in those states. The Western Undergraduate Exchange ↓
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From the state
Wyoming's programs. Most come through the FAFSA or the state's own aid application; a few have their own.
Hathaway Scholarship
For Wyoming high school graduates who go to the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college. It has levels set by high school GPA and ACT score, and pays up to $2,360 a semester at the top level. Students must also complete the required high school courses.
Source: Wyoming Department of Education, hathawayscholarship.org
“$2,360 per semester* Honors Scholarship Max Award Amount 8 full-time semesters ACT Score 25+ High School GPA**** 3.5+”
“The Hathaway Scholarship is exclusive to the state of Wyoming and can be used at a Wyoming community college or the University of Wyoming.”
“Amounts apply to courses that begin on or after July 1, 2026.”
Cowboy Need Grant (University of Wyoming)
The University of Wyoming's need-based grant for Wyoming residents with a family income of $65,000 or less who qualify for a Pell Grant. It goes to students who file the FAFSA early, by February 1, until the money runs out. The page gives no amount.
Source: University of Wyoming, Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid
“The Cowboy Need Grant is a need-based grant available to eligible Wyoming resident undergraduate students who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and demonstrate unmet financial need.”
“Annual FAFSA completion prior to February 1st AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) of $65,000 or less SAI (Student Aid Index) on FAFSA between 0 and -1500 Must be Pell Grant eligible”
“grants are offered on a first-come, first-served basis while funding remains available.”
Wind River Promise Fund (University of Wyoming)
For enrolled members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe or the Northern Arapaho Tribe who graduated from a Wyoming high school. It is meant to cover full tuition and mandatory fees, and pays a share of that if the money runs short. A student applies each year.
Source: University of Wyoming, Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid
“This fund was created to provide scholarships to help support undergraduate students at the University of Wyoming who are enrolled members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe or the Northern Arapaho Tribe.”
“The Wind River Promise Fund is intended to cover the full cost of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees, contingent upon available funds*.”
“each qualified recipient will receive a prorated amount based on total funds available.”
“Students must apply for this scholarship annually in WyoScholarships”
From the colleges
What each college gives for grades, what it promises on aid, and its full price.
| College | Merit scholarships | Promise on aid | Full price a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming public |
| — | $25,062 |
Each college's page has a promise's conditions, in the college's own words. “Worth asking about” marks a program the college describes in words that stop short of a promise.
Full price: tuition and fees, housing and food, and books; in state at a public university. What your family would pay after grants depends on your income: the finder shows it.
Across state lines
The Western Undergraduate Exchange, run by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
Coming to Wyoming from another western state
Students from the other western states pay no more than 150% of resident tuition at the public colleges that take part. Each college sets its own rules: a minimum GPA, majors it leaves out, early deadlines, or a limit on how many students get the rate.
In Wyoming, the University of Wyoming takes part, and the table shows what it gives. Wyoming's community colleges are on the list too, and this page covers four-year colleges.
Going from Wyoming to another western state
A Wyoming student can use it the other way, at public colleges in the other western states. The group that runs the exchange has a savings finder that lists each college and what the exchange saves there.
Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
“pay no more than 150% of the institution’s resident tuition rate”
“Residents of the following states and territories are eligible to apply for WUE: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai’i, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, as well as American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.”
“Each school administers WUE differently: Institutions may require a minimum GPA, exclude selected majors, have early application deadlines, and/or limit the number of students awarded the WUE rate.”
Paying the rest
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How we worked these out
Costs: each college's own published price where it has one, otherwise the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, carried forward to fall 2027. Grants: each program’s own page. Scholarships: each college's own page, read by us and checked against it. SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any institution named here.