University of Wyoming is a public institution that was founded in
1886.
It
has a total undergraduate enrollment of 10,117,
its setting is suburban,
and the campus size is 790 acres.
It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
University of Wyoming's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges
is National Universities,
161.
Its in-state tuition and fees are $4,646 (2014-15); out-of-state
tuition and fees are $14,876 (2014-15).
The University of Wyoming campus is situated between two mountain
ranges in the southeast corner of the state, in the town of Laramie. The
university, often abbreviated to UW, offers nearly 200 areas of study,
including graduate programs in the fields of business, law, engineering and education.
UW students can also earn academic credit by taking classes in the
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Through this program,
students can explore many interesting places and activities in courses
such as Alaska Mountaineering, Himalaya Backpacking and Baja Sea
Kayaking.
On campus, students can get involved in more than 200 organizations and
participate in events such as Battle of the Bands and UW's Got Talent.
Student athletes can play for many teams at the intramural, club and
varsity level. The Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls intercollegiate teams
compete in the NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference. Notable UW
alumni include Dick Cheney, former vice president of the United States.
The University of Wyoming is the state's only provider of
baccalaureate graduate education, research, and outreach services. UW
combines major-university benefits and small-school advantages, with
more than 180 programs of study, an outstanding faculty and world-class
research facilities -- set against the idyllic backdrop of southeastern
Wyoming's rugged mountains and high plains. Among UW's features is its
School of Energy Resources (SER), which provides nationally-competitive
undergraduate and graduate instruction in energy-related disciplines
while advancing the state of the art in Wyoming energy-related science,
technology, and economics research. The SER also serves to support
scientific and engineering outreach through dissemination of information
to Wyoming's energy industries, companies, community colleges, and
government agencies. The main campus is located in Laramie,
approximately two hours north of Denver. The university also maintains
the UW/Casper College Center, nine outreach education centers across
Wyoming, and Cooperative Extension Service centers in each of the
state's 23 counties, and on the Wind River Indian Reservation. To learn
more about UW, go to the official Web site at www.uwyo.edu.
