Wyoming residents paid $5,400 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $183 more than the $5,217 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 223.9 percent more than residents this year, or $17,490. Their price tag grew 3.9 percent from $16,827 in 2017-18.
About 47 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Wyoming residents. About 51 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,495 students received grants or scholarships totaling $12.1 million and 847 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (12,450), 7,034 students used grants or scholarships totaling $53.2 million, and 3,730 students took out $24.9 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~5,852 | $4,892 | $5,055 | $5,217 | $5,400 | 10.4% |
| Out-of-state | ~6,350 | $15,632 | $16,215 | $16,827 | $17,490 | 11.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 344 | 20% | $1,580,273 | $4,594 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 877 | 52% | $3,988,674 | $4,548 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,165 | 69% | $6,520,333 | $5,597 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,495 | 89% | $12,089,280 | $8,086 |
| Federal student loans | 833 | 49% | $4,350,742 | $5,223 |
| Other student loans | 101 | 6% | $1,255,934 | $12,435 |
| Student loan aid | 847 | 50% | $5,606,676 | $6,619 |
| Total student aid | 1,612 | 96% | - | - |
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