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University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming seal.svg
Type Public flagship
Land grant
Established 1886
Affiliation APLU
Endowment US $455.1 million
President Laurie Nichols
Academic staff
1,151
Administrative staff
1,846
Students 13,992
Location Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.
41°18′47″N 105°34′53″W / 41.31306°N 105.58139°W / 41.31306; -105.58139Coordinates: 41°18′47″N 105°34′53″W / 41.31306°N 105.58139°W / 41.31306; -105.58139
Campus Small city
Colors Brown, Gold
         
Athletics NCAA Division IMWC
Nickname Cowboys and Cowgirls
Mascot Cowboy Joe (live horse)
Pistol Pete (costumed student)
Website www.uwyo.edu
University of Wyoming logo.svg
University rankings
National
ARWU 103–125
Forbes 235
U.S. News & World Report 168
Washington Monthly 122
Global
ARWU 301–400
QS 651–700

USNWR graduate school rankings

Education 126
Engineering 126
Law 123

USNWR departmental rankings

Biological Sciences 164
Chemistry 131
Clinical Psychology 124
Earth Sciences 42
Economics 76
Mathematics 126
Pharmacy 53
Psychology 177
Social Work 123
Speech–Language Pathology 92

The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,220 feet (2194 m), between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW (often pronounced "U-Dub") to people close to the university. The university was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, and opened in September 1887. The University of Wyoming is unusual in that its location within the state is written into the state's constitution. The university also offers outreach education in communities throughout Wyoming and online.

The University of Wyoming consists of seven colleges: agriculture and natural resources, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering and applied sciences, health sciences, and law. The university offers over 190 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs including Doctor of Pharmacy and Juris Doctor. The University of Wyoming was featured in the 2011 Princeton Review Best 373 Colleges.

In addition to on-campus classes in Laramie, the university’s Outreach School offers more than 41 degree, certificate and endorsement programs to distance learners across the state and beyond. These programs are delivered through the use of technology, such as online and video conferencing classes. The Outreach School has nine regional centers across the state, with several on community college campuses, to give Wyoming residents access to a university education without relocating to Laramie.

On September 27, 1886, the cornerstone of Old Main was laid marking the beginning of the University of Wyoming. The stone is inscribed Domi Habuit Unde Disceret, which is often translated, "He need not go away from home for instruction." The following year, the first class of 42 men and women began their college education. For the next decade the building housed classrooms, a library and administration offices.

The style of Old Main set a precedent for all future University buildings. The main stone used is rough-cut sandstone from a quarry east of Laramie and the trim stone is smooth Potsdam Sandstone from a quarry near Rawlins. Old Main was designed to be a monumental structure and was designed to be a symmetrical building with a prominent central spire as the focal point. The building was also designed to reflect the character of Wyoming and the rough stone and smooth trim represented the progressing frontier. The design of Old Main had a lasting effect on university structures, which is most visible by the use of sandstone façade on nearly every building.


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