Accreditation University of Wyoming Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Main Page Example Questions Accomplishments Since Last Review Credit Hour Definition How to Get Involved HLC Visit Differences Other Accreditation What's Happening at UW What's the HLC and Why Should I Care? Who's Leading the Effort Announcements Enriching the University of Wyoming Learning Experience Background HLC Regional Accreditation HLC Peer Review Team Visit Quality Improvement Project (QIP) The University of Wyoming is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), validating the quality of the institution as a whole - including its academic offerings, governance, administration, mission, finances and resources.  Maintaining accreditation requires a comprehensive review of the university by HLC every decade, and that review took place at UW in 2019-2020. 2024 HLC Accreditation Update Assurance Argument Full Document HLC Review Team Final Report September 2024 Full Document HLC Reaccreditation Letter for 2020-2029 Read the HLC Peer Reviewers' Final 2020 Report Read the Executive Summary of UW's 2020 Assurance Argument Read UW's Full 2020 Assurance Argument Institution Information Announcements What is the HLC? Living our Mission Background, Information, and History What We've Accomplished Who's Leading the Effort How to Get Involved What is Accreditation? Why Accreditation is Important? What's Happening at UW Other Accreditation Accreditation History Student Complaints Please See College Navigator for more information on National Education Statistics. Office of Academic Affairs Old Main Room 312 1000 E. University Ave Laramie, WY 82071 Dept. 3302 Phone: (307) 766-4286 The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.