Tuition Trends for Wyoming colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 10 colleges in Wyoming - 8 public and 2 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Wyoming is $5,083 for Wyoming residents and $13,279 for out-of-state students. For Wyoming community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,510 for state residents and $10,810 for out-of-state students.

Wyoming public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 28.10% from $3,968 (2015) to $5,083 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 9.27% over the past decade from $12,152 (2015) to $13,279 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 5.79% when living on campus and by 10.94% when living off campus at public Wyoming colleges. For private Wyoming colleges, the COA has increased by % (on-campus) and % (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Wyoming colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$18,013	$26,197	-	$18,013	$26,197	-
2015-16	$18,455 2.45%	$27,047 3.24%	-	$18,455 2.45%	$27,047 3.24%	-
2016-17	$18,871 2.25%	$27,799 2.78%	-	$18,871 2.25%	$27,799 2.78%	-
2017-18	$19,003 0.70%	$28,291 1.77%	-	$19,003 0.70%	$28,291 1.77%	-
2018-19	$19,156 0.81%	$28,828 1.90%	-	$19,156 0.81%	$28,828 1.90%	-
2019-20	$19,424 1.40%	$29,480 2.26%	-	$19,424 1.40%	$29,480 2.26%	-
2020-21	$19,920 2.55%	$30,912 4.86%	-	$19,920 2.55%	$30,912 4.86%	-
2021-22	$20,845 4.64%	$32,485 5.09%	-	$20,845 4.64%	$32,485 5.09%	-
2022-23	$22,815 9.45%	$37,965 16.87%	-	$22,815 9.45%	$37,965 16.87%	-
2023-24	$19,517 -14.46%	$27,713 -27.00%	-	$20,867 -8.54%	$29,063 -23.45%	-

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Wyoming colleges is $5,083 for Wyoming residents and $13,279 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is -.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,772 for Wyoming residents and $22,652 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is -.

The tuition & fees has increased 9.27% for undergraduate programs and 59.84% for graduate programs at Wyoming colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Wyoming colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$3,968	$12,152	-	$5,234	$13,136	-
2015-16	$4,178 5.29%	$12,770 5.09%	-	$5,498 5.04%	$13,796 5.02%	-
2016-17	$4,311 3.18%	$13,239 3.67%	-	$5,673 3.18%	$14,313 3.75%	-
2017-18	$4,443 3.06%	$13,731 3.72%	-	$5,865 3.38%	$14,847 3.73%	-
2018-19	$4,596 3.44%	$14,268 3.91%	-	$6,078 3.63%	$15,420 3.86%	-
2019-20	$4,747 3.29%	$14,803 3.75%	-	$6,289 3.47%	$16,009 3.82%	-
2020-21	$4,921 3.67%	$15,913 7.50%	-	$6,517 3.63%	$16,615 3.79%	-
2021-22	$5,317 8.05%	$16,957 6.56%	-	$6,859 5.25%	$17,569 5.74%	-
2022-23	$6,621 24.53%	$21,771 28.39%	-	$7,239 5.54%	$18,381 4.62%	-
2023-24	$5,083 -23.23%	$13,279 -39.01%	-	$8,116 12.11%	$20,996 14.23%	-

Wyoming 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

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Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,482 for Wyoming colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Wyoming colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,200
2015-16	$1,200 0.00%
2016-17	$1,200 0.00%
2017-18	$1,200 0.00%
2018-19	$1,200 0.00%
2019-20	$1,200 0.00%
2020-21	$1,200 0.00%
2021-22	$1,200 0.00%
2022-23	$1,400 16.67%
2023-24	$1,482 5.86%

Living Costs Changes

For Wyoming colleges, the living have increased -0.47% when a student lives on campus facilities and 8.97% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Wyoming colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,845	$12,845
2015-16	$13,077 2.89%	$13,077 2.89%
2016-17	$13,360 2.82%	$13,360 2.82%
2017-18	$13,360 0.00%	$13,360 0.00%
2018-19	$13,360 0.00%	$13,360 0.00%
2019-20	$13,477 1.13%	$13,477 1.13%
2020-21	$13,799 1.71%	$13,799 1.71%
2021-22	$14,328 4.98%	$14,328 4.98%
2022-23	$14,794 4.18%	$14,794 4.18%
2023-24	$12,952 -16.50%	$13,064 -5.84%

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4-Year Colleges

University of Wyoming Public, four-years | Laramie
Northwest College Public, four-years | Powell
Western Wyoming Community College Public, four-years | Rock Springs
Laramie County Community College Public, four-years | Cheyenne
Cheeks Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Cheyenne
WyoTech Private, 2-4 years | Laramie
Central Wyoming College Public, four-years | Riverton
Northern Wyoming Community College District Public, 2-4 years | Sheridan
Eastern Wyoming College Public, 2-4 years | Torrington
Casper College Public, 2-4 years | Casper

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Graduate

University of Wyoming Public, four-years | Laramie
Central Wyoming College Public, four-years | Riverton
Laramie County Community College Public, four-years | Cheyenne
Northern Wyoming Community College District Public, 2-4 years | Sheridan
Cheeks Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Cheyenne
Casper College Public, 2-4 years | Casper
Eastern Wyoming College Public, 2-4 years | Torrington
Northwest College Public, four-years | Powell
Western Wyoming Community College Public, four-years | Rock Springs
WyoTech Private, 2-4 years | Laramie

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Online Schools

Laramie County Community College Public, four-years | Cheyenne
Northern Wyoming Community College District Public, 2-4 years | Sheridan
Casper College Public, 2-4 years | Casper
Eastern Wyoming College Public, 2-4 years | Torrington
Northwest College Public, four-years | Powell
Western Wyoming Community College Public, four-years | Rock Springs
Central Wyoming College Public, four-years | Riverton
Cheeks Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Cheyenne
University of Wyoming Public, four-years | Laramie
WyoTech Private, 2-4 years | Laramie

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Trade Schools

Western Wyoming Community College Public, four-years | Rock Springs
WyoTech Private, 2-4 years | Laramie
Cheeks Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Cheyenne
Eastern Wyoming College Public, 2-4 years | Torrington
Central Wyoming College Public, four-years | Riverton
Casper College Public, 2-4 years | Casper
Northwest College Public, four-years | Powell
Laramie County Community College Public, four-years | Cheyenne
Northern Wyoming Community College District Public, 2-4 years | Sheridan
University of Wyoming Public, four-years | Laramie

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