Established in 1886, UW is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, and the state’s only public four-year university. It is known for its programs in energy resources, agriculture, and environmental and natural resources.
Address: 1000 E. University Ave., 82071 Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Energy Resources, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master, MBA
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Wyoming’s only public baccalaureate and graduate degree granting institution. Strong focus on energy (fossil fuels, renewables), agriculture, and natural resources relevant to the state.
Research:
A research university with strengths in energy resources, environmental and natural resources, agricultural sciences, and geology/geophysics.
Famous Alumnis:
Dick Cheney (also UW Madison), Curt Gowdy, Carol Mead, W. Edwards Deming (MS)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
3000
Current students***:
12000
Foreign students***:
2%
Cumulative former students***:
80000
Pros
Key institution for Wyoming, strong programs related to state’s economy and environment, beautiful mountain setting, good value.
Cons
Located in a remote and sparsely populated state, very cold winters, limited program diversity compared to larger universities.
Best For
Students seeking programs in energy resources, agriculture, or environmental sciences at Wyoming’s only public university, often valuing an outdoor lifestyle and research relevant to the Mountain West.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of Nevada, Reno works in much the same fields, chiefly geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba programmes, and covers software engineering as well.
- Utah State University offers a comparable education in agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences: it is larger, enrolling about 28,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- University of Idaho is the closest domestic counterpart for agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences; it has almost the same size, at about 11,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Texas A&M University overlaps with this institution on agriculture, geotechnics and life sciences, so the two are easy to compare, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba, and covers aerospace as well.
- Montana State University takes a similar route through agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, and it is slightly larger, at about 17,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, James Cook University (Australia) covers agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba programmes.
- If this university is on your list for geotechnics, life sciences and AI and machine learning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in India deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba.
- Tuva State University, in Russia, takes a similar route through agriculture, geotechnics and ecology and sustainability; it is smaller, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In Australia, University of Tasmania teaches much the same core subjects, agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, and it is larger, enrolling about 29,259 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Looking internationally, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel is where agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences get a comparable treatment; it is larger, enrolling about 18,357 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Agriculture, Energy, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Renewable Resources, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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