Do Wyoming Residents Get In-State Tuition in Maine? (Undergraduate, 2026)
No — Wyoming residents pay full non-resident undergraduate tuition in Maine, about $34,500 a year at University of Maine against $12,600 for residents. There is no exchange program between Wyoming and Maine; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing Maine residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $34,500/yr
- Resident pays
- $12,600/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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The two states belong to different regional systems, and the regional systems do not interoperate. Expect the published non-resident rate at University of Maine: $34,500.
Wyoming residents start from $6,700 a year, the in-state undergraduate rate at University of Wyoming. Measured against that, Maine costs $27,800 a year more than staying home. 14 other states offer Wyoming residents a reduced undergraduate rate, the lowest being Montana at about $12,000.
If the gap decides the question, price the alternative honestly — two years at a Wyoming public institution followed by transfer is the route that most often closes a $21,900 annual difference.
Every route from Wyoming to Maine
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at undergraduate level, so the route table is empty.
Where Wyoming residents pay less
Staying home, a Wyoming resident pays $6,700 a year for in-state undergraduate tuition at University of Wyoming. The cheapest Maine option for you is $34,500 at University of Maine, which is $27,800 a year more than staying home, or $111,200 over 4 years.
Wyoming belongs to Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) at undergraduate level, so 14 of 50 states offer Wyoming undergraduate students a reduced rate. Maine is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming to Montana | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of Montana | $12,000 |
| Wyoming to Nevada | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $13,350 |
| Wyoming to New Mexico | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of New Mexico | $13,350 |
| Wyoming to South Dakota | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of South Dakota | $13,600 |
| Wyoming to Alaska | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of Alaska Fairbanks | $13,950 |
Wyoming's neighboring states, compared
What a Wyoming resident pays for undergraduate tuition in each state that borders Wyoming, cheapest first:
- Montana$12,000/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- South Dakota$13,600/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- Idaho$14,100/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- Utah$15,000/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- Colorado$21,000/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- Nebraska$28,700/yr · non-resident
Compare all 50 states from Wyoming in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
Maine residency, in brief
Maine grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (UMS Board of Trustees Policy 315), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to Maine to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
Maine residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at University of Maine: $34,500 a year against $12,600 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: Maine 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 Maine System 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 Wyoming residents get in-state tuition in Maine?
No. Wyoming residents pay the full non-resident rate of $34,500 at University of Maine. The only route to the $12,600 in-state rate is establishing Maine residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in Maine?
Maine requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (UMS Board of Trustees Policy 315), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would undergraduate study in Maine actually cost a Wyoming resident?
About $34,500 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at University of Maine, against $12,600 for a Maine resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Wyoming residents get reduced undergraduate tuition?
In 14 states at undergraduate level. Outside Maine, the lowest are Montana ($12,000), Nevada ($13,350), New Mexico ($13,350). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in Maine cheaper than staying in Wyoming?
No. Wyoming's in-state undergraduate rate is $6,700 a year at University of Wyoming, and the cheapest Maine option for a Wyoming resident is $34,500, so Maine costs about $27,800 more a year, or $111,200 over 4 years, in tuition and fees alone.
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 Maine System — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Maine — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Wyoming — 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 Maine’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, NEBHE). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against University of Maine System, UMS Board of Trustees Policy 315. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
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