Why Choose Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at UW

• Chemical Engineers have the real opportunity to make positive impact on society.

• Chemical Engineers have a wide variety of job opportunities, both functionally and geographically.

• Chemical Engineers consistently draw the highest starting salaries of all the engineering disciplines.

• UW engineering seniors consistently perform far above the national average on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam. In the Spring of 1999, 89% of UW seniors passed compared to 69% nationally.

• Engineering faculty at the University of Wyoming have traditionally maintained an open door policy making them extremely accessible to students.

• Two UW dormitory floors with computing laboratories and housing 87 students are designated for engineering students only.

• Engineering classes at UW average 23 students. Upper division classes (those for juniors and seniors) average less than 22 students.

• 99% of UW undergraduate engineering courses are taught by full time, tenure track faculty or practicing professionals.

• Student members of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honorary, provide free tutoring services on a wide variety of engineering topics to all engineering students.

• 48% of entering engineering freshman at the UW participate in Engineering Power Groups which allow groups of 20 students to enroll in a common set of courses. This program, designed to foster collegiality, has a positive effect on student performance and retention.

• It costs an average of $11,696 annually, 78% of the national average, for a non-resident student to attend UW.

• At approximately 11,000 students, the University of Wyoming is small enough to offer a friendly atmosphere and the personal attention associated with a small college but large enough to offer all of the opportunities of larger institutions.

• The College of Engineering and Applied Science’s $2,500,000 H.T. Person endowment is dedicated to excellence in undergraduate instruction.

• At an elevation of 7200 ft., UW is the highest engineering college in the U.S. It is surrounded by excellent outdoor recreation opportunities including hiking, skiing, fishing, climbing, biking, and kayaking.

• The engineering science program at the UW offers all engineering students a common interdisciplinary core in the basic engineering sciences.

• The average ACT composite score for entering freshmen in engineering at UW is over 25.

• The UW College of Engineering has many distinguished alumni including W. Edwards Deming, the father of Total Quality Management, and Tom Osborne, the father of the hand-held calculator.

• The College has 250 personal computers and workstations (4 students / computer) that are accessible to undergraduate students.