- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Lamar University
Beaumont, TXCity: midsizeZIP 77705Founded 1923
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1923
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lamar.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
TexasPublic
Lamar University
Lamar University is a public university in Beaumont, Texas, with 8,150 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 39% within six years and costs $7,984 a year after aid.
39%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention62%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans40%
$7,984net price / year
86%admission rate
1061average SAT
39%graduate in 6 years
$53,857median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,875median debt
#1,076 of 1,704 for earnings#101 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,369 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,057 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,777tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,905
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,625
- Average net price
- $7,984national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,196
$30,001–48,000$6,276
$48,001–75,000$6,834
$75,001–110,000$9,623
$110,001+$14,931
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1061
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college39%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 39%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 45%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,385
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,857middle 50%: $34,125–$79,205
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,875
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,205
Median, Lamar University$53,857
Lower quarter$34,125
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 8,150
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 25.4
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 77%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,286 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,053
- Endowment, end of year
- $181,917,130
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White38%
Hispanic22%
Black30%
Asian5.0%
Two or more races1.6%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.2%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Multi/interdisciplinary studies25%
Business & management17%
Health professions11%
Engineering10%
Computer & information sciences5.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.0%
Psychology2.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | $8,875 | 40% | $30,445 |
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| Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI | $8,402 | 44% | $60,457 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 226091. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2393647.