Wyoming: aid after freshman year
Four-year colleges in Wyoming, ranked by the gap between the average freshman grant and the average grant in later years.
We have IPEDS 2022-23 grant data for 5 four-year colleges in Wyoming. At 4 of them, the average grant for continuing undergraduates was lower than the average freshman grant. The median gap was $762 per recipient, compared with $1,064 nationally.
The largest gaps: Northwest College ($1,130), Western Wyoming Community College ($957), Laramie County Community College ($762).
Explain the numbers
- Freshman grant: total grant aid to first-time, full-time freshmen divided by the number who got grants (2022-23).
- Later years: the same average for all other degree-seeking undergraduates who got grants, including transfers and part-time students.
- Drop: freshman average minus later-years average. Above zero means later-year recipients averaged less. In Wyoming, 4 of 5 colleges are above zero and 1 meet our traditional 4-year filter.
- Median: half of the colleges in Wyoming have a smaller drop than $762, half larger.
- IPEDS data runs about two years behind; current-year prices come from state reports where available.
Averages across recipients, not a prediction for one student. Colleges with large part-time or online enrollment are marked; read the methodology.
| # | College | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest College Powell · Public · large part-time/online share | $1,130 |
| 2 | Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs · Public · large part-time/online share | $957 |
| 3 | Laramie County Community College Cheyenne · Public · large part-time/online share | $762 |
| 4 | Central Wyoming College Riverton · Public · large part-time/online share | $52 |
| 5 | University of Wyoming Laramie · Public | −$309 |
Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.
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