Lamar University

Beaumont, TX · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

86.4%

Acceptance rate

1,040

SAT Average

$11,429

Avg net price

7,945

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,040

SAT Reading/Writing480–580

SAT Math450–560

ACT Composite18–25

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,625Master’s 3,900Doctoral 82	1,625	3,900	82
Bachelor’s 409Master’s 48Doctoral None reported	409	48	None reported
Bachelor’s 282Master’s 673Doctoral None reported	282	673	None reported
Bachelor’s 183Master’s 285Doctoral 9	183	285	9
Bachelor’s 165Master’s 192Doctoral 11	165	192	11
Bachelor’s 83Master’s 116Doctoral None reported	83	116	None reported
Bachelor’s 82Master’s 592Doctoral None reported	82	592	None reported
Bachelor’s 49Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	49	2	None reported
Bachelor’s 47Master’s 445Doctoral None reported	47	445	None reported
Bachelor’s 45Master’s 20Doctoral None reported	45	20	None reported
Bachelor’s 43Master’s 6Doctoral None reported	43	6	None reported
Bachelor’s 41Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	41	2	None reported
Bachelor’s 40Master’s 69Doctoral None reported	40	69	None reported
Bachelor’s 39Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	39	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 31Master’s 103Doctoral None reported	31	103	None reported
Bachelor’s 19Master’s 9Doctoral None reported	19	9	None reported
Bachelor’s 15Master’s 26Doctoral None reported	15	26	None reported
Bachelor’s 12Master’s 6Doctoral None reported	12	6	None reported
Bachelor’s 12Master’s 1Doctoral None reported	12	1	None reported
Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	11	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	9	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 4Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	4	3	None reported
Bachelor’s 4Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	4	2	None reported
Bachelor’s 0Master’s 1,299Doctoral 62	0	1,299	62
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1Doctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported

Degrees awarded

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Southland Conference

Projected sponsored sports17

BaseballFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's TennisMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, Outdoor

Athletic participation

377 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $6,228
Required fees: $2,677
Food and housing: $10,464
Books and supplies: $1,250
Other expenses: $5,090
Total: $25,709

Total by year

$23,0002019–2019–20
$23,7432020–2120–21
$23,8422021–2221–22
$24,6622022–2322–23
$25,3022023–2423–24
$25,7092024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $11,429 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation18%

6-year graduation37%

Retention rate61%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$49,652

Median debt$21,250

Campus

Enrollment7,945

Student-faculty ratio18:1

SettingCity

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25