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The University of Wyoming, or UW, is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. It was first opened in 1886. UW also provides outreach education in counties throughout Wyoming. The university offers more than 85 bachelor degrees, over 60 master degrees, and over 25 doctoral degrees. UW is organized into the following academic divisions:
- College of Agriculture
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Engineering and Applied Science
- College of Health Sciences
- College of Law
- Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources
- School of Energy Resources
UW offers several extracurricular activities and is home to over 150 recognized student organizations. The university has an active Greek life with many fraternities and sororities located on campus in the university owned houses. Some of them are Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Tau Omega, and Lambda Chi Alpha.
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Campus LocationCorner of Ninth and Ivinson
Laramie, WY 82071
USA
Main Tel: (307) 766-1121
Web Site The campus is in a self-contained town. |
University Of Wyoming HighlightsWhere University Of Wyoming stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture, engineering, and science.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Large number of students.
- Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
- High faculty salary.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 1,687 | 76 | | Master | 406 | 60 | | First-professional degree | 118 | 2 | | Doctorale | 61 | 27 | | < 1 year certificate | 44 | 5 | | Post-master's certificate | 16 | 1 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | 14 | 4 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at University Of Wyoming was 12,875 in 2007 (10,549 full-time equivalent). About 51% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 49% of the class. Undergrads are 65% of enrolled students, graduate students are 32%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 3,366 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 9,750 | | Room | $ 3,158 | | Board | $ 4,116 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,200 | | Other | $ 3,090 |
Financial Aid: University Of Wyoming participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 390 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 177 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 440 |
Housing and MealsUniversity Of Wyoming provides on-campus housing for 2,740 of its 10,549 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.
University Of Wyoming AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Wyoming is in the Mountain West Conference for major sports. University Of Wyoming offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 172 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 124 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .
University Of Wyoming Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 95% | | Women | 98% | | All | 96% |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (35 awarded) - Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- Agricultural Communication/Journalism
- Agricultural Economics
- Food Science
ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (31 awarded) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (1 awarded) - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
ART STUDIES (27 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (321 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Finance
- Management Information Systems
- Management Science
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (21 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded) - Environmental Studies
- Natural Resources/Conservation
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (9 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (350 awarded) - Administration of Special Education
- Agricultural Teacher Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Special Education and Teaching
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
ENGINEERING (213 awarded) - Architectural Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (10 awarded) - Surveying Technology/Surveying
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (140 awarded) - Child Development
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Public Administration
- Social Work
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (58 awarded) - Agronomy and Crop Science
- Plant Sciences
- Range Science and Management
- Soil Science and Agronomy
LAW (72 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (263 awarded) - American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Creative Writing
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- International Relations and Affairs
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Language and Literature
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (21 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
MEDIA (80 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Journalism
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (46 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
MEDICINE (48 awarded) - Neuroscience
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
MUSIC (20 awarded) - Music Performance
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (133 awarded) - Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
- Nursing
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (59 awarded) - Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (25 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded) SCIENCE (187 awarded) - Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Chemistry
- Entomology
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Geology/Earth Science
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Natural Sciences
- Physics
- Reproductive Biology
- Wildlife Biology
- Zoology/Animal Biology
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (75 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
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