Scholarships & Financial Aid
1000 East University Avenue Department 3335
Knight Hall, Room 174
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2116
Fax: (307) 766-3800
Email: finaid@uwyo.edu
This information is for the Fall 2023/Spring 2024 academic year. Unless otherwise noted, awards listed are for the academic year and not by semester.
The University of Wyoming wants students from the Cowboy State to know that college is within reach. We are proud to offer the Cowboy Commitment, an annual financial pledge that benefits incoming first-year students from Wyoming. This commitment is a merit-based financial pledge determined by a student's cumulative unweighted high school GPA and ACT/SAT test scores, and it has four levels: $6,500, $3,500, $1,500 or $500. It is offered as a placeholder and will be funded with individual scholarships that are made possible through the generosity of Foundation donors and/or other institutional aid. Funding of this commitment is contingent on the completion of the general application and any applicable recommended applications within WyoScholarships.
Please note: All University of Wyoming financial awards are only available to eligible admits. The awards are subject to available funding and the approval of the UW Board of Trustees; they reserve the right to change said rates at any time.
Test-optional: New first-year students will be reviewed using the test-optional dollar amount; students who submit ACT/SAT test scores will be evaluated to determine if both cumulative unweighted high school GPA and test scores make them eligible for a possible higher tier.
Based on Wyoming Hathaway Legislation, eligible Wyoming students must submit ACT/SAT test scores for consideration of the Hathaway Scholarship.
2023-24 Resident Cowboy Commitment Grid
Effective Fall 2023, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will consider the final cumulative unweighted high school GPA for new first-time students for a potential increase in commitment award level. To be considered, official transcripts and/or ACT/SAT scores must be received no later than the first day of class of your incoming semester. Increases are subject to available funding.
The Cowboy Commitment provides one of four amounts annually for resident freshmen based on their overall GED score and composite ACT/SAT score (see grid to the left). This is for students that have taken the GED after 2014. The same considerations and eligibility requirements described above apply.
The Cowboy Commitment provides one of four amounts annually for resident home schooled freshmen without a GPA based on their composite ACT/SAT score (see grid to the right). If they have a GPA, the scholarship would be awarded based on the first grid above. The same considerations and eligibility requirements described above apply.
Scholarships & Financial Aid
1000 East University Avenue Department 3335
Knight Hall, Room 174
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2116
Fax: (307) 766-3800
Email: finaid@uwyo.edu