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In-State Tuition in Wyoming: Residency Rules and Out-of-State Rates (Undergraduate, 2026)

Verified 2026-08-072025–26 rates
Wyoming is in:WUEMSEP — not at this levelACM — not at this levelTuition Break — not at this level
VerdictIn-state tuition

To get in-state tuition in Wyoming you need 12 months of Wyoming domicile before the term begins (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-17-105). In-state undergraduate tuition is $6,700 a year at University of Wyoming, against $21,000 for non-residents. Wyoming participates in WUE.

You would pay
$6,700/yr
Resident pays
$6,700/yr
Non-resident rate
$21,000/yr
Residency worth over 4 yrs
$57,200

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.

Coming to Wyoming from a specific state?Pick your home state and the checker returns your exact route and the dollar difference.

For undergraduate students, Wyoming prices residency at $14,300 a year — $6,700 against $21,000 at University of Wyoming. Wyoming takes part in WUE, which is the only route to a lower rate that does not require moving.

Wyoming classifies a student as a resident after 12 months of domicile. 12 months of continuous physical presence in Wyoming together with abandonment of your previous state's domicile; presence for the purpose of attending school does not count toward the clock on its own. Classification is decided by the institution you enroll at, and a financially dependent student is assigned the parents' domicile.

This page covers all 50 origin states. Direction matters: what a Wyoming resident pays elsewhere is a different question from what an arriving student pays here, and the two are rarely symmetric.

What Wyoming charges, and who pays less

Routes into Wyoming at University of Wyoming, undergraduate level — 2025–26 rates
RouteWhat it gives youPer yearSavingGuaranteed?
Wyoming residencyYou pay the published resident rate once you meet the state's residency test.$6,700$14,300Yes, if eligible

Wyoming residency requirements

Residency for tuition purposes in Wyoming, verified 2026-08-07
Durational requirement12 months of domicile before the term begins
Domicile test12 months of continuous physical presence in Wyoming together with abandonment of your previous state's domicile; presence for the purpose of attending school does not count toward the clock on its own.
Dependent studentsA financially dependent student is assigned the parents' domicile. If your parents are not Wyoming residents, you are not one either, regardless of where you live.
Independent studentsA financially independent adult can establish domicile on their own record.
Named exceptions
  • Active-duty military stationed in Wyoming and their dependents
AuthorityUniversity of Wyoming / Wyoming Community College Commission ↗(Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-17-105)

Step by step

  1. Confirm you meet the Wyoming domicile test: 12 months of continuous physical presence in Wyoming together with abandonment of your previous state's domicile; presence for the purpose of attending school does not count toward the clock on its own.
  2. Gather the documents the University of Wyoming / Wyoming Community College Commission asks for — a driver's license, voter registration, vehicle registration and a 12-month record of physical presence are the usual set.
  3. File the residency classification form with the campus registrar before the term's deadline; classification is decided by the institution, not by the state.
  4. If you are financially dependent, check whose domicile counts — Wyoming assigns a dependent student the parents' domicile, so the parents must qualify.

Official links

University of Wyoming / Wyoming Community College Commission ↗University of Wyoming tuition ↗Wyoming residency ↗

Coming to Wyoming from another state

Direction matters. These cover the exact move into Wyoming at undergraduate level:

Alabama → WyomingAlaska → WyomingArizona → WyomingArkansas → WyomingCalifornia → WyomingColorado → WyomingConnecticut → WyomingDelaware → WyomingDistrict of Columbia → WyomingFlorida → WyomingGeorgia → WyomingHawaii → WyomingIdaho → WyomingIllinois → WyomingIndiana → WyomingIowa → Wyoming
All 50 origin states
Kansas → WyomingKentucky → WyomingLouisiana → WyomingMaine → WyomingMaryland → WyomingMassachusetts → WyomingMichigan → WyomingMinnesota → WyomingMississippi → WyomingMissouri → WyomingMontana → WyomingNebraska → WyomingNevada → WyomingNew Hampshire → WyomingNew Jersey → WyomingNew Mexico → WyomingNew York → WyomingNorth Carolina → WyomingNorth Dakota → WyomingOhio → WyomingOklahoma → WyomingOregon → WyomingPennsylvania → WyomingRhode Island → WyomingSouth Carolina → WyomingSouth Dakota → WyomingTennessee → WyomingTexas → WyomingUtah → WyomingVermont → WyomingVirginia → WyomingWashington → WyomingWest Virginia → WyomingWisconsin → Wyoming

Leaving Wyoming to study elsewhere

What a Wyoming resident pays in each of the other 50 states:

Wyoming → AlabamaWyoming → AlaskaWyoming → ArizonaWyoming → ArkansasWyoming → CaliforniaWyoming → ColoradoWyoming → ConnecticutWyoming → DelawareWyoming → District of ColumbiaWyoming → FloridaWyoming → GeorgiaWyoming → HawaiiWyoming → IdahoWyoming → IllinoisWyoming → IndianaWyoming → Iowa
All 50 destination states
Wyoming → KansasWyoming → KentuckyWyoming → LouisianaWyoming → MaineWyoming → MarylandWyoming → MassachusettsWyoming → MichiganWyoming → MinnesotaWyoming → MississippiWyoming → MissouriWyoming → MontanaWyoming → NebraskaWyoming → NevadaWyoming → New HampshireWyoming → New JerseyWyoming → New MexicoWyoming → New YorkWyoming → North CarolinaWyoming → North DakotaWyoming → OhioWyoming → OklahomaWyoming → OregonWyoming → PennsylvaniaWyoming → Rhode IslandWyoming → South CarolinaWyoming → South DakotaWyoming → TennesseeWyoming → TexasWyoming → UtahWyoming → VermontWyoming → VirginiaWyoming → WashingtonWyoming → West VirginiaWyoming → Wisconsin

Wyoming at other levels

Wyoming — Community CollegeWyoming — Graduate

Asked and answered

›What are the residency requirements for in-state tuition in Wyoming?

12 months of continuous physical presence in Wyoming together with abandonment of your previous state's domicile; presence for the purpose of attending school does not count toward the clock on its own. The durational requirement is 12 months, administered by the University of Wyoming / Wyoming Community College Commission under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-17-105. Classification is made by the institution you enroll at, not centrally.

›How much is out-of-state tuition in Wyoming?

$21,000 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at University of Wyoming for 2025–26, against $6,700 for a resident — a gap of $14,300. Rates differ by campus and by college within a campus.

›Which tuition exchange programs does Wyoming belong to?

Wyoming participates in WUE at undergraduate level. Membership is a state-level commitment; each campus then decides whether to offer the program and which majors it opens.

›Can I get in-state tuition in Wyoming after one year of living there?

12 months of domicile is the requirement, but time alone is not enough. You have to show you moved to live in Wyoming rather than to attend college there — driver's license, vehicle registration, voter registration, employment and state tax filing are the evidence campuses ask for. A financially dependent student is assigned the parents' domicile regardless.

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.

  1. University of Wyoming / Wyoming Community College Commission — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
  2. University of Wyoming — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
  3. Wyoming community colleges — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
  4. University of Wyoming graduate programs — 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). 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.

Not advice. In-State Check is independent of every college, compact and state agency named here. Residency classification and award decisions are made by the institution you apply to. Found an error? Send the page URL and the source that contradicts it to [email protected], and the page is corrected and re-dated. Full methodology.