Quad

Head-to-head

U. Wyoming
U. Maine

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Wyoming is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.31)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    U. Wyoming's yield is 9 pts higher than U. Maine's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. Wyoming grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than U. Maine's ($56,880 vs. $48,653)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Wyoming graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. Maine (62% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Maine's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at U. Wyoming

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    U. Wyoming has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Maine (28% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Maine admits 97%, U. Wyoming 97%; U. Wyoming's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
U. Wyoming97%
U. Maine97%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. WyomingOpen
  • U. MaineOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Wyoming
1040–1280
U. MaineTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. WyomingRigor and GPA very important43%
  • U. MaineSchool record and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Wyoming and U. Maine are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 23%.

Undergrads
U. Wyoming7.9K
U. Maine8.5K
Pell Grant share
U. Wyoming23%
U. Maine23%

Majors and faculty

Experimental Psychology leads at U. Wyoming, and Mechanical Engineering at U. Maine; U. Wyoming has 13 students per faculty member to U. Maine's 15.

Students per faculty member
U. Wyoming13 to 1
U. Maine15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. WyomingExperimental Psychology8%
  • U. MaineMechanical Engineering6%

What each costs

U. Wyoming costs about $2.1K less a year than U. Maine on average; U. Maine's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Wyoming$22.9K
U. Maine$25K
Aid generosity
U. Wyoming29%
U. Maine34%

What each pays off

U. Wyoming's former students earn more, a median $56.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Wyoming$56.9K
U. Maine$48.7K
Graduation rate
U. Wyoming62%
U. Maine56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Maine got less selective while U. Wyoming held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. WyomingGrowing+48%
  • U. MaineGrowing+22%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:University of Wyoming (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;University of Wyoming Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why