Private for-profit · Community college

WyoTech

Laramie, Wyoming · Remote town

#1 for grad earnings in Wyoming#1 graduation rate in Wyoming
0%
Transfer rate
$36,726
Avg net price
85%
Grad / completion
$50,167
Median earnings

WyoTech is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Laramie, Wyoming (remote town setting), enrolling 1,334 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,334 undergradsRemote townCold wintersSnowy

About Laramie, Wyoming

Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States, known for its high elevation at 7,200 feet (2,200 m), for its railroad history, and as the home of the University of Wyoming. Laramie Jubilee Days started in 1940 to celebrate Wyoming Statehood Day on July 10. Since then, Jubilee Days has expanded to include several days around the Fourth of July. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
113 miles to Denver, CO
To Great Lakes shore
768 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Laramie (LAR)

How WyoTech compares

Graduation rate85%

Higher than 84% · #1 of 10 in Wyoming

First-year retention89%

Higher than 80%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,167

Higher than 91% · #1 of 9 in Wyoming

Average net price$36,726

Cheaper than 3% · #10 cheapest of 10 in Wyoming

Median debt at graduation$6,800

Lower than 85%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment1,334

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare WyoTech with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Wyoming.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,334undergrads
  • Women836%
  • Men1,25194%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Black1.6%
  • Hispanic29%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial4.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,334
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
43%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
2%
Median family income
$28,634
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$52,587

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$36,726

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
85%
First-year retention
89%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,276
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,167
Median debt at graduation
$6,800
Students with federal loans
68%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
85%
Low-income (Pell)
68%
First-generation
72%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
620
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
46%
Housing charge (year)
$3,420
Application fee
$100

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,335 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.7reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.3
Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Rape
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$33,742
$30–48k
$33,838
$48–75k
$35,278
$75–110k
$39,097
$110k+
$39,925

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

2%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,422
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 2% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,422. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 962 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$50,167
Typical debt at graduation
$6,800
Debt vs. one year's pay
14%
Out-earn a HS grad
64%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,679
Men
$50,695

Men out-earn women by $15,016 (42%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
8°F
Annual rain
10.9″
Annual snow
64.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.91.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laramie 2 NW, WY US station (2.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.