Affordable Colleges in Wyoming
All 8 colleges in Wyoming, ordered by average net price — what students actually pay per year after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price on the brochure.
The most affordable is Eastern Wyoming College at about $4,764 a year; the costliest here is University of Wyoming at $13,599. A typical Wyoming school on this list lands near $9,346.
Cheapest first, that means Eastern Wyoming College, Western Wyoming Community College and Laramie County Community College. A low average is not a low bill for everyone — aid depends on your family's income — but it is the right place to start looking.
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Every college in Wyoming, cheapest first · 8
Ranked by average net price per year after grants and scholarships — the figure beside each name, with the share of students on federal Pell grants where the school reports it. Schools that report no net price are listed last.
- Eastern Wyoming College
- Western Wyoming Community College
- Laramie County Community College
- Northwest College
- Northern Wyoming Community College District
- Casper College
- Central Wyoming College
- University of Wyoming
Questions families ask
- What is the most affordable college in Wyoming?
- By average net price — what students actually pay per year after grants and scholarships — it is Eastern Wyoming College at about $4,764 a year. That is an average across all students there; your own cost depends on your family's income, so check the school's net price calculator.
- What is the difference between sticker price and net price?
- Sticker price is the published tuition before any aid. Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted — not loans, which you pay back. Net price is usually far lower, and at expensive private colleges the gap can be tens of thousands a year, which is why every figure on this page is net price rather than tuition.
- How much does college in Wyoming cost on average?
- Across the 8 colleges in Wyoming that report a figure, the middle of the range is about $9,346 a year after aid, running from $4,764 to $13,599.
- What does the Pell grant percentage mean?
- It is the share of undergraduates at that school receiving a federal Pell grant — need-based aid that does not have to be repaid. A higher share usually means the school enrols more students from lower-income families. Across the colleges listed here it runs from 13% to 27%, with a middle of about 20%. It is the only aid figure the Department of Education publishes per school, so it is the only one shown.
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