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Lamar University

Beaumont, TX · Public · Midsize city

Public institution in Beaumont, TX · 7,945 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $49,652 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$11,429415th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,690450th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,482746th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,626476th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,250790th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,6521,082nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,077719th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
37.2%1,579th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
61.0%1,568th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.7%1,088th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1040864th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,945317th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
43.8%551st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 76 mi (IAH)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$25
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$90,856$71,015
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$64,773
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$73,446
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$69,338$68,975
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$65,657$55,964
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,697$47,260
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,170$42,123
American Sign LanguageForeign Languagesbachelors$41,565$41,565
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$40,526$38,412
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$40,485$40,056
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,289$39,741
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$37,208$32,284

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,691,633 (M $3,938,186 · W $2,753,447)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lamar University’s 7,945 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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