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Lamar University was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is counseling psychology.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Lamar University is ranked #1,665 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Lamar University also holds the #78 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
The acceptance rate at Lamar University is 84%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Lamar University is a good fit for you.
About 9% of students accepted to Lamar University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 520. Math scores were between 410 and 510.
At Lamar University, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lamar University is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Lamar University this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 16% for first-time, full-time students at Lamar University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,588 undergraduates at Lamar University with 4,657 being full-time and 3,931 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,758 | $10,384 | $11,705 | $16,229 | $18,470 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lamar University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lamar University, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,499 a year. That adds up to $21,996 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Lamar University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4400 Mlk Blvd, Beaumont, TX 77705 |
| Phone: | 409-880-7011 |
| Website: | www.lamar.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 1,991 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 511 | $38,970 |
| Information Science | 511 | NA |
| Special Education | 479 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 416 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 258 | $46,064 |
| Instructional Media Design | 248 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 215 | $43,707 |
| Nursing | 185 | $77,946 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 97 | $43,524 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 13,577 students took at least one online class at Lamar University. This is a decrease from the 14,339 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 13,577 | 9,132 |
| 2021-2022 | 14,339 | 9,710 |
| 2020-2021 | 13,097 | 9,487 |
| 2018-2019 | 10,518 | 7,109 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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