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	Wyoming	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Wyoming	Nation
Total (State rank: 51)	568,158	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Wyoming	Nation
Up to 4	6.9%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.2%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.8%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	25.7%	26.4%
45 to 64	27.7%	26.5%
65 and older	12.6%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Wyoming	Nation
American Indian	2.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.9%	4.8%
Black	0.9%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	90.7%	74.1%
More than one race	2.8%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	9.1%	16.7%
Other	2.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Wyoming	Nation
8th grade or less	1.8%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	6.2%	8.1%
High-school diploma	30.8%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	26.6%	21.2%
Associate degree	9.9%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	16.5%	17.9%
Master’s degree	6.1%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	0.9%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.3%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Wyoming	Nation
	6.4%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Wyoming	Nation
(State rank: 8)	$48,670	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Wyoming	Nation
	11.3%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Wyoming	Nation
Total for 2013-14	5,290	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	34.3%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Wyoming	Nation
	1,223	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Wyoming	Nation
	2.2%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Wyoming	Nation
Professor	$107,794	$118,822
Associate professor	$76,393	$81,373
Assistant professor	$66,824	$70,325
All	$79,618	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Wyoming	Nation
Professor	n/a	$89,076
Associate professor	n/a	$71,297
Assistant professor	n/a	$60,506
All	n/a	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Wyoming	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Wyoming	Nation
Professor	n/a	$91,161
Associate professor	n/a	$71,963
Assistant professor	n/a	$58,901
All	n/a	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Wyoming	Nation
Public	n/a	$61,265
Private nonprofit	n/a	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Wyoming	Nation
Public	$59,135	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Wyoming	Nation
Undergraduate	35,330	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	2,762	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	12,925	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	23,443	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	124	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	1,600	396,832
Total	38,092	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Wyoming	Nation
Public	95%	72%
4-year	34%	64%
2-year	66%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Wyoming	Nation
Associate	3,216	942,217
Bachelor’s	1,860	1,712,538
Master’s	482	730,635
Doctorate	188	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 64% of all freshmen enrolled in Wyoming in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 78% of all Wyoming residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Wyoming	Nation
All	53.1%	59.0%
Men	48.4%	56.4%
Women	57.3%	61.2%
American Indian	50.0%	40.6%
Asian	56.2%	69.7%
Black	33.3%	40.2%
Hispanic	51.0%	51.4%
White	53.2%	62.3%
2 or more races	48.5%	64.0%
Race unknown	60.0%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Wyoming	Nation
American Indian	700	174,629
Asian	336	1,133,719
Black	473	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	94	61,179
Hispanic	2,411	2,695,637
White	31,250	11,519,372
2 or more races	419	405,812
Race unknown	1,412	1,409,094
Foreign	997	738,624
Total	38,092	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Wyoming	Nation
Women	52.2%	57.0%
American Indian	1.8%	0.8%
Asian	0.9%	5.4%
Black	1.2%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic	6.3%	12.8%
White	82.0%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.1%	1.9%
Race unknown	3.7%	6.7%
Foreign	2.6%	3.5%
Minority	11.6%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	9.4%	27.2%
Full-time	56.2%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 20.3 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 100% of Wyoming’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 1146 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 5% of Wyoming’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Wyoming	Nation
Public 4-year	$3,333	$7,087
Public 2-year	$2,163	$2,419
Private 4-year	n/a	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Wyoming	Nation
State funds	$384,199,290	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	13.7%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Wyoming	Nation
Need-based grants	$15,487,408	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$0	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$0	$1,737,198,826
Total	$15,487,408	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Wyoming	Nation
Total	$57,549,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	4.0%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Wyoming	Nation
Federal government	85.0%	62.6%
State and local governments	6.1%	5.9%
Industry	3.4%	4.9%
Nonprofit	0.5%	5.9%
Institution itself	4.4%	19.1%
Other	0.5%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Wyoming	Nation
Engineering	11.8%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	33.2%	4.9%
Life sciences	34.3%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	2.2%	3.6%
Physical sciences	8.9%	7.3%
Psychology	0.7%	1.7%
Social sciences	3.6%	3.1%
Other sciences	1.4%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	3.9%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Wyoming
University of Wyoming and Foundation	$358,530,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Wyoming
University of Wyoming	$26,503,391
Northern Wyoming Community College District	$3,408,715
Northwest College	$971,502

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Wyoming	Nation
Public 4-year	1	679
Public 2-year	7	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	0	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	2	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	1	669
Total	11	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Wyoming
University of Wyoming	9,948
Laramie County Community College	2,201
Casper College	2,084

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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Almanac 2013 »

Wyoming

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	Wyoming	Nation

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Population
	Wyoming	Nation
Total (State rank: 51)	568,158	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Wyoming	Nation
Up to 4	6.9%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.2%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.8%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	25.7%	26.4%
45 to 64	27.7%	26.5%
65 and older	12.6%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Wyoming	Nation
American Indian	2.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.9%	4.8%
Black	0.9%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	90.7%	74.1%
More than one race	2.8%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	9.1%	16.7%
Other	2.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Wyoming	Nation
8th grade or less	1.8%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	6.2%	8.1%
High-school diploma	30.8%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	26.6%	21.2%
Associate degree	9.9%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	16.5%	17.9%
Master’s degree	6.1%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	0.9%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.3%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Wyoming	Nation
	6.4%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Wyoming	Nation
(State rank: 8)	$48,670	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Wyoming	Nation
	11.3%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Wyoming	Nation
Total for 2013-14	5,290	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	34.3%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Wyoming	Nation
	1,223	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Wyoming	Nation
	2.2%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Wyoming	Nation
Professor	$107,794	$118,822
Associate professor	$76,393	$81,373
Assistant professor	$66,824	$70,325
All	$79,618	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Wyoming	Nation
Professor	n/a	$89,076
Associate professor	n/a	$71,297
Assistant professor	n/a	$60,506
All	n/a	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Wyoming	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Wyoming	Nation
Professor	n/a	$91,161
Associate professor	n/a	$71,963
Assistant professor	n/a	$58,901
All	n/a	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Wyoming	Nation
Public	n/a	$61,265
Private nonprofit	n/a	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Wyoming	Nation
Public	$59,135	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Wyoming	Nation
Undergraduate	35,330	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	2,762	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	12,925	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	23,443	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	124	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	1,600	396,832
Total	38,092	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Wyoming	Nation
Public	95%	72%
4-year	34%	64%
2-year	66%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Wyoming	Nation
Associate	3,216	942,217
Bachelor’s	1,860	1,712,538
Master’s	482	730,635
Doctorate	188	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Wyoming	Nation
All	53.1%	59.0%
Men	48.4%	56.4%
Women	57.3%	61.2%
American Indian	50.0%	40.6%
Asian	56.2%	69.7%
Black	33.3%	40.2%
Hispanic	51.0%	51.4%
White	53.2%	62.3%
2 or more races	48.5%	64.0%
Race unknown	60.0%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Wyoming	Nation
American Indian	700	174,629
Asian	336	1,133,719
Black	473	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	94	61,179
Hispanic	2,411	2,695,637
White	31,250	11,519,372
2 or more races	419	405,812
Race unknown	1,412	1,409,094
Foreign	997	738,624
Total	38,092	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Wyoming	Nation
Women	52.2%	57.0%
American Indian	1.8%	0.8%
Asian	0.9%	5.4%
Black	1.2%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic	6.3%	12.8%
White	82.0%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.1%	1.9%
Race unknown	3.7%	6.7%
Foreign	2.6%	3.5%
Minority	11.6%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	9.4%	27.2%
Full-time	56.2%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Wyoming	Nation
Public 4-year	$3,333	$7,087
Public 2-year	$2,163	$2,419
Private 4-year	n/a	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Wyoming	Nation
State funds	$384,199,290	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	13.7%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Wyoming	Nation
Need-based grants	$15,487,408	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$0	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$0	$1,737,198,826
Total	$15,487,408	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Wyoming	Nation
Total	$57,549,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	4.0%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Wyoming	Nation
Federal government	85.0%	62.6%
State and local governments	6.1%	5.9%
Industry	3.4%	4.9%
Nonprofit	0.5%	5.9%
Institution itself	4.4%	19.1%
Other	0.5%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Wyoming	Nation
Engineering	11.8%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	33.2%	4.9%
Life sciences	34.3%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	2.2%	3.6%
Physical sciences	8.9%	7.3%
Psychology	0.7%	1.7%
Social sciences	3.6%	3.1%
Other sciences	1.4%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	3.9%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Wyoming
University of Wyoming and Foundation	$358,530,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Wyoming
University of Wyoming	$26,503,391
Northern Wyoming Community College District	$3,408,715
Northwest College	$971,502

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Wyoming	Nation
Public 4-year	1	679
Public 2-year	7	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	0	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	2	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	1	669
Total	11	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Wyoming
University of Wyoming	9,948
Laramie County Community College	2,201
Casper College	2,084

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.