COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · LARAMIE, WY

Is University of Wyoming worth the money?

Yes — at resident pricing. A University of Wyoming degree clears +$1.62M in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.

A public four-year school in Laramie, Wyoming, priced as a Wyoming resident — earnings rolled up from 47 FREOPP-reported programs.

IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.

University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY

30-year net value · resident pricing
+$1.62M
30-year net value · non-resident
+$1.08M
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$55,571
Breaks even by age
40
Annual tuition · Wyoming resident
$6,938
Annual tuition · out-of-state
$22,718
Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
$81,112
Total cost of attendance · out-of-state
$144,232
FREOPP program coverage
47 programs
How this is computed (and what it isn’t)

University of Wyoming runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and Wyoming’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.

What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 47 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.

Questions

Is University of Wyoming worth the money?
At resident pricing, yes: University of Wyoming clears +$1.62M in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $81,112 and median earnings of $55,571 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
How much is tuition at University of Wyoming?
University of Wyoming's annual sticker tuition is $6,938 for Wyoming residents and $22,718 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $81,112 (IPEDS 2023).
What is the total cost of University of Wyoming?
Over 4 years, University of Wyoming's sticker cost of attendance is $81,112 at resident pricing, or $144,232 out-of-state — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at Wyoming prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $55,571.
What is out-of-state tuition at University of Wyoming?
Non-resident annual sticker tuition at University of Wyoming is $22,718, versus $6,938 for Wyoming residents — a premium of $15,780 a year. Even at the non-resident rate, University of Wyoming clears positive 30-year net value.
How long until a University of Wyoming degree pays for itself?
The degree path overtakes the skip-college path around age 40 under our defaults — from there the gap only widens, ending +$1.62M ahead at the 30-year horizon.
What could change the number for University of Wyoming?
Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices University of Wyoming as a Wyoming resident; at non-resident tuition it still clears +$1.08M, but the gap is real money. And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).

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Cite this:

LE TEEN (2026). “Is University of Wyoming worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/university-of-wyoming