Wyoming led the nation in 2010 in funding per student at $16,986 for its single major public research university,

Often the odd man out in national studies, Wyoming bucked the trend in a positive way, according to a recent study of state spending for universities.

Wyoming is not one of the states that cut per-student funding between 2002 and 2010 for the nation’s 101 public research universities, according to a National Science Board report issued last month.

It is one of only 7 states that didn’t cut funds.

By JOAN BARRON Star-Tribune capital bureau

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