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Quality Indicators

  • The Princeton Review and Forbes announced in October 2003 that UW is the 13th ranked school in its list of "The Top 25 Most Connected Campuses" for its computer resources and services.
  • UW is the highest-ranked public university in the Rocky Mountain region in a new survey to determine the nation's top 100 "Most Unwired College Campuses."
  • UW has been selected, for the seventh consecutive year, for America's 100 Best College Buys, by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc.
  • UW was ranked in 2004 as the 17th best bargain among public universities nationwide by the Princeton Review.
  • University Libraries hold more than 1.2 million bound volumes, plus nearly 3 million microforms, and more than 1 million government documents.
  • University Libraries are unique among comparator academic research libraries in that more than 52% of the library budget is dedicated to acquisitions; other institutions dedicate as little as 25%.

Quick Facts

UW-Laramie campus
Acres 785
Major buildings 82
Housing and service buildings 125
Number of classrooms 150
Residence halls 6
Apartment units 609
Newly renovated student union

Campus Maps

Recreation facilities

  • Corbett Physical and Health Education Bldg.
  • Glenn "Red" Jacoby Golf Course
  • Half Acre Gymnasium

Libraries

  • Brinkerhoff Earth Resources Information Center
  • Jackson Research Center Library
  • Learning Resource Center
  • Rocky Mountain Herbarium Library
  • Science and Technology Library
  • William Robertson Coe Library
    • Audio-Visual Collection
    • Government Documents Collection
    • Hebard Collection
    • Microforms
    • Books and bound journals
    • Active periodicals
    • Maps
  • George William Hopper Law Library
    • Books and bound journals
    • Microforms

Museums

  • Anthropology Museum
  • Art Museum
  • ASUW Gallery
  • Geological Museum
  • Insect Museum
  • Planetarium
  • Rocky Mountain Herbarium
    • William G. Solheim Mycological Herbarium
    • U. S. Forest Service National Herbarium
  • Louis O. and Terua P. Williams Botany Conservatory

American Heritage Center (AHC)
  The AHC is the repository of manuscripts and special collections, rare books, and the university archives. Though internationally known — last year researchers represented 48 states and 12 nations (including Japan, England, Indonesia, and Poland ) — the AHC first and foremost supports the teaching and research mission of UW. The AHC also sponsors a wide range of scholarly and popular programs including lectures, concerts, symposia, and exhibits.

AHC facilities, units, and programs

  • Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership
  • Anaconda Geological Documents Collection
  • George A. Rentschler Room
  • Toppan Rare Books Library
  • Owen Wister Western Writers Reading Room
  • University of Wyoming Archives
  • Wyoming Cooperative Scanning Project
  • Wyoming History Day

Recent and scheduled improvements to campus

  • Ongoing construction of College of Health Sciences building
  • Completion of Washakie Center renovations
  • Renovation of McIntyre Hall
  • Repairs to War Memorial Stadium upper west stands
  • Prexy’s Pasture redesign
  • Childcare Center

Athletics

Division I-A
Mountain West Conference *

* Other MWC members are Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, and Utah

Intercollegiate sports

  • Men’s basketball
  • Women’s basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Men’s golf
  • Women’s golf
  • Women's soccer
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Facilities

  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Club sports

Badminton, baseball, cycling, fencing, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rifle, rodeo, rugby (men’s and women’s), skiing (Alpine and Nordic), soccer (men’s), shotgun sports, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (men’s and women’s), fast-pitch softball (women’s)

Intramural sports and contests

Badminton (singles, doubles), basketball (full team, 3-on-3, free throw, slam dunk, 3-point shoot-out), bench press, bowling, cricket, fantasy football, fencing, field-goal kicking, flag football, floor hockey, Frisbee golf, golf, home run hitting, horseshoes, miniature golf, paintball, pool, racquetball (singles, doubles), running, skiing, snow-boarding, soccer (indoor, outdoor), softball, sports trivia bowl, table tennis (singles, doubles), tennis (singles, doubles), tube water polo, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wallyball, wrestling.
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