Enrollment Trends for Wyoming Colleges

There are 5 active four-years colleges and universities in Wyoming - 5 public and 0 private schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 20,607 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Wyoming including undergraduate and graduate programs. Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students increased by 61.27% from 12,778 to 20,607. The undergraduate population increased by 78.17% and the graduate population decreased by 2.97% in last 10 years at Wyoming Colleges.

By gender, there are 11,561 female students and 9,046 male students enrolled in the schools. The female to male students ratio is 1.28 to 1. The female students increased by 72.22% and male students increased by 49.15% in that period.

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Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 13,162, and 20,607 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 87.47% are undergraduate students and 12.53% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students increased by 7,908, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 79.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1, meaning that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Wyoming Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wyoming Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	12,778	10,117	4,804	5,313	2,661	1,261	1,400
2014-15	12,820 42	10,124 7	4,858 54	5,266 -47	2,696 35	1,301 40	1,395 -5
2015-16	12,648 -172	10,045 -79	4,869 11	5,176 -90	2,603 -93	1,263 -38	1,340 -55
2016-17	12,366 -282	9,788 -257	4,825 -44	4,963 -213	2,578 -25	1,224 -39	1,354 14
2017-18	12,397 31	9,791 3	4,887 62	4,904 -59	2,606 28	1,235 11	1,371 17
2018-19	12,450 53	9,998 207	4,929 42	5,069 165	2,452 -154	1,154 -81	1,298 -73
2019-20	12,249 -201	9,807 -191	4,763 -166	5,044 -25	2,442 -10	1,151 -3	1,291 -7
2020-21	11,829 -420	9,342 -465	4,439 -324	4,903 -141	2,487 45	1,107 -44	1,380 89
2021-22	11,479 -350	8,869 -473	4,194 -245	4,675 -228	2,610 123	1,135 28	1,475 95
2022-23	20,607 9,128	18,025 9,156	7,934 3,740	10,091 5,416	2,582 -28	1,112 -23	1,470 -5
Average	13,162	10,591	5,050	5,540	2,572	1,194	1,377

Wyoming Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 10,591. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 7,908 from 10,117 to 18,025.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Wyoming Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10,117	8,255	4,155	4,100	1,862	649	1,213
2014-15	10,124	8,272	4,222	4,050	1,852	636	1,216
2015-16	10,045	8,394	4,213	4,181	1,651	656	995
2016-17	9,788	8,102	4,127	3,975	1,686	698	988
2017-18	9,791	8,281	4,236	4,045	1,510	651	859
2018-19	9,998	8,457	4,304	4,153	1,541	625	916
2019-20	9,807	8,332	4,157	4,175	1,475	606	869
2020-21	9,342	7,783	3,790	3,993	1,559	649	910
2021-22	8,869	7,376	3,599	3,777	1,493	595	898
2022-23	18,025	10,496	4,848	5,648	7,529	3,086	4,443
Average	10,591	10,591	4,165	4,210	10,591	885	1,331

Wyoming Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 2,572. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 79 from 2,661 to 2,582.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Wyoming Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,661	1,488	747	741	1,173	514	659
2014-15	2,696	1,552	796	756	1,144	505	639
2015-16	2,603	1,555	810	745	1,048	453	595
2016-17	2,578	1,571	774	797	1,007	450	557
2017-18	2,606	1,522	751	771	1,084	484	600
2018-19	2,452	1,498	735	763	954	419	535
2019-20	2,442	1,533	757	776	909	394	515
2020-21	2,487	1,564	755	809	923	352	571
2021-22	2,610	1,610	744	866	1,000	391	609
2022-23	2,582	1,581	721	860	1,001	391	610
Average	2,572	2,572	759	788	2,572	435	589

Wyoming Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.09%. The percentage was 75.72% 10 years ago and Wyoming Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 1.09% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.10% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wyoming Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	84	151	138	684	34	9,675	249
2014-15	72	171	121	749	33	9,506	305
2015-16	81	155	118	764	27	9,279	366
2016-17	77	145	124	795	22	8,830	404
2017-18	64	141	128	792	18	8,693	459
2018-19	66	146	118	775	16	8,779	505
2019-20	73	147	129	716	11	8,814	482
2020-21	90	143	132	660	13	8,826	461
2021-22	77	149	132	831	8	8,613	429
2022-23	287	224	226	2,265	24	14,650	741
Average	97	157	137	903	21	9,567	440

Wyoming Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,184 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 155.12% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wyoming Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	12,903	1,640	1,854	9,409
2013-14	12,778	1,643	1,978	9,157
2014-15	12,820	1,573	2,048	9,199
2015-16	12,648	1,456	2,184	9,008
2016-17	12,366	1,496	2,295	8,575
2017-18	12,397	1,731	2,867	7,799
2018-19	12,450	1,666	3,158	7,626
2019-20	12,249	1,688	3,370	7,191
2020-21	11,829	4,576	6,395	858
2021-22	11,479	2,410	5,894	3,175
2022-23	20,607	4,184	7,970	8,453
Average	13,139	2,188	3,638	7,314

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