Do Virginia Residents Get In-State Tuition in Wyoming? (Undergraduate, 2026)
No — Virginia residents pay full non-resident undergraduate tuition in Wyoming, about $21,000 a year at University of Wyoming against $6,700 for residents. There is no exchange program between Virginia and Wyoming; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing Wyoming residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $21,000/yr
- Resident pays
- $6,700/yr
- Over 4 yrs
- No saving available
Tuition and mandatory fees only, compiled from published rates and rounded. Excludes housing, books and course differentials. Eligibility is decided by the institution, not by this page.
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Virginia and Wyoming sit in different compact regions, so nothing connects them. A Virginia resident at University of Wyoming pays $21,000 a year against $6,700 for a Wyoming resident — a gap of $14,300.
Seen from Virginia, this is one option among 50. 12 other states offer Virginia residents a reduced undergraduate rate, the lowest being Mississippi at about $9,900, against $22,300 for in-state study at University of Virginia.
One more angle: some public universities charge non-resident rates that are lower than another state's in-state rate. Comparing Wyoming's $21,000 against your home options on absolute cost, rather than on residency status, occasionally changes the answer.
Every route from Virginia to Wyoming
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at undergraduate level, so the route table is empty.
Where Virginia residents pay less
Staying home, a Virginia resident pays $22,300 a year for in-state undergraduate tuition at University of Virginia. The cheapest Wyoming option for you is $21,000 at University of Wyoming, which is $1,300 a year less than Virginia's own in-state rate at University of Virginia.
Virginia belongs to Academic Common Market (ACM) at undergraduate level, so 12 of 50 states offer Virginia undergraduate students a reduced rate. Wyoming is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia to Mississippi | Academic Common Market · University of Mississippi | $9,900 |
| Virginia to West Virginia | Academic Common Market · West Virginia University | $9,900 |
| Virginia to Arkansas | Academic Common Market · University of Arkansas | $10,300 |
| Virginia to Maryland | Academic Common Market · University of Maryland, College Park | $11,900 |
| Virginia to Louisiana | Academic Common Market · Louisiana State University | $12,000 |
Virginia's neighboring states, compared
What a Virginia resident pays for undergraduate tuition in each state that borders Virginia, cheapest first:
- West Virginia$9,900/yr · Academic Common Market
- Maryland$11,900/yr · Academic Common Market
- Kentucky$13,700/yr · Academic Common Market
- Tennessee$14,100/yr · Academic Common Market
- District of Columbia$16,700/yr · non-resident
- North Carolina$39,300/yr · non-resident
Compare all 50 states from Virginia in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
Wyoming residency, in brief
Wyoming grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-17-105), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to Wyoming to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
Wyoming residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at University of Wyoming: $21,000 a year against $6,700 for residents.
- Check whether the specific campus you want offers its own non-resident scholarship or a border-county waiver — those are institutional, sit outside the state agreements, and are the most commonly missed discount.
- If you plan to stay, price the residency route: Wyoming requires 12 months of domicile, and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile, so the family would need to move.
- Read the University of Wyoming / Wyoming Community College Commission rules in full before you enroll — classification is decided once, and re-classification later in a degree is the hardest version of this problem.
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Asked and answered
›Do Virginia residents get in-state tuition in Wyoming?
No. Virginia residents pay the full non-resident rate of $21,000 at University of Wyoming. The only route to the $6,700 in-state rate is establishing Wyoming residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in Wyoming?
Wyoming requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-17-105), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would undergraduate study in Wyoming actually cost a Virginia resident?
About $21,000 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at University of Wyoming, against $6,700 for a Wyoming resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Virginia residents get reduced undergraduate tuition?
In 12 states at undergraduate level. Outside Wyoming, the lowest are Mississippi ($9,900), West Virginia ($9,900), Arkansas ($10,300). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in Wyoming cheaper than staying in Virginia?
On tuition, yes. The cheapest Wyoming option for a Virginia resident is $21,000 a year, which is $1,300 below Virginia's own in-state rate of $22,300 at University of Virginia. Housing and travel are not included.
Sources
Every eligibility rule on this page is checked against the operating compact commission or the state's own residency authority. Last verified 2026-08-07.
Tuition figures on this page are compiled 2025–26 published rates (basis: published compiled), rounded to the nearest $100 and refreshed each June. Eligibility rules are checked against the cited compact commission or residency authority.
- University of Wyoming / Wyoming Community College Commission — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Wyoming — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Virginia — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
How this page was made
Compiled and checked by Billy Reiner, editor of In-State Check. Last verified 2026-08-07.
- Compiled from published rate pages
- The in-state and non-resident figures are tuition and mandatory fees for one full-time year, read from University of Wyoming’s own 2025–26 rate page and rounded to the nearest $100. Housing, books, travel and course-specific differentials are not included in them.
- Checked against the administering body
- Compact membership at this level was checked against the commission that runs the program (WICHE, SREB). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against University of Wyoming / Wyoming Community College Commission, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-17-105. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
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