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.

Top 15%Undergraduates
Top 21%Average net price
Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
Top 24%Cost of attendance

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 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $8,690451st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $18,482751st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $21,626476th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $21,250796th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $49,6521,087th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $47,077720th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 37.2%1,594th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 61.0%1,578th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 85.7%1,099th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1040866th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 20800th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 7,945317th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 43.8%559th highest of 2,140 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.

Most Selective Colleges in Texas#38

Applying

RDJul 28

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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$90,856	$71,015
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$69,338	$64,773
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$69,338	$73,446
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$69,338	$68,975
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$65,657	$55,964
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$53,697	$47,260
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$44,170	$42,123
American Sign LanguageForeign Languages	bachelors	$41,565	$41,565
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies	bachelors	$40,526	$38,412
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement	bachelors	$40,485	$40,056
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$38,289	$39,741
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness	bachelors	$37,208	$32,284

Campus facts

Founded in 1923source
Athletic nickname: "Lady Cardinals"source
Mascot: Big Redsource
Provost Umphrey Stadium seats about 15,367source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
Motto: "Living the Legacy, Inventing the Future"source
Formerly known as "South Park Junior College" (1923–1932)source
Formerly known as "Lamar College" (1932–1949)source
Formerly known as "Lamar State College of Technology" (1949–1971)source
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Football rivalry: Battle of the Border (since 1951)source
Plays for the "Sabine Shoe" (since 1923)source
Fight song: ""Big Red""source
Notable alum: Janis Joplinsource
Notable alum: G. W. Baileysource
Notable alum: The Big Boppersource

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.