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Lamar University

Lamar University is a public campus in Beaumont proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$9,565

family income
under $30k

$10,103

$30–48k

$12,281

$48–75k

$16,562

$75–110k

$18,473

over $110k

Average net price

$9,3662023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Lamar University fell from $17,702 (2008) to $9,366 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,702
2009	$13,649
2010	$12,378
2011	$17,292
2012	$16,109
2013	$14,319
2014	$13,018
2015	$12,873
2016	$12,941
2017	$12,967
2018	$12,311
2019	$11,739
2020	$13,351
2021	$12,002
2022	$11,429
2023	$9,366

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$22,2542024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Lamar University rose from $17,998 (2009) to $22,254 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,998
2010	$17,630
2011	$19,800
2012	$21,892
2013	$21,142
2014	$19,692
2015	$18,852
2016	$19,321
2017	$19,367
2018	$20,016
2019	$20,448
2020	$20,362
2021	$21,356
2022	$21,570
2023	$21,626
2024	$22,254

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,556	$9,006
2001	$2,616	$9,006
2002	$3,056	$9,596
2003	$3,414	$10,494
2004	$4,054	$11,794
2006	$5,040	$13,290
2007	$5,560	$13,900
2008	$6,014	$14,444
2013	$7,429	$15,925
2014	$7,659	$16,362
2015	$8,002	$17,362
2016	$8,146	$17,938
2017	$8,314	$18,274
2018	$8,373	$18,333
2019	$8,494	$18,622
2020	$8,591	$18,407
2021	$8,690	$18,482
2022	$8,690	$18,482
2023	$8,690	$18,482

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Lamar University reports tuition of $8,905 for in-state students and $18,745 for out-of-state students. Check Lamar University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 8,150 undergrads, Lamar University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

37.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Lamar University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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37.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Lamar University rose from 24.3% (entered 1991) to 37.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	24.3%
1992 cohort	27.1%
1993 cohort	23.3%
1994 cohort	24.1%
1995 cohort	26.8%
1996 cohort	26.8%
1997 cohort	28.5%
1998 cohort	31.6%
1999 cohort	31.5%
2000 cohort	32.6%
2001 cohort	35.6%
2002 cohort	32.3%
2003 cohort	29.9%
2004 cohort	29%
2005 cohort	31.3%
2006 cohort	32.4%
2007 cohort	34.6%
2008 cohort	32.9%
2009 cohort	32.1%
2010 cohort	32.7%
2011 cohort	29.6%
2012 cohort	27.3%
2013 cohort	33.8%
2014 cohort	36.7%
2015 cohort	38.7%
2016 cohort	37.7%
2017 cohort	37.2%
2018 cohort	37.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$5,541	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$5,500	$2,888
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$5,873	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$6,691	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$7,172	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,250	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,900	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$9,268	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,625	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$12,042	$4,441
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,300	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,974	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,813	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,750	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,250	$7,473
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,594	$7,789
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,180	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$8,435
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,119	$8,926
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,250	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,077

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$46,481

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,652

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Lamar University admitted 7,768 of 8,990 applicants in Fall 2024. The 86.4% rate describes that application pool.

86.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,690 in-state tuition · 2023–24 8,150 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 930–11401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Lamar University received 8,990 applications and admitted 7,768 (86.4%), with 1,703 enrolling.

Lamar University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Lamar University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 480–580 and Math was 450–560 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 930–1140 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	480	530	580
SAT Math	450	520	560
ACT Composite	18	22	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

86.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	93.8%
Fall 2002	71.8%
Fall 2003	68%
Fall 2004	72%
Fall 2006	63.3%
Fall 2007	89.5%
Fall 2008	62%
Fall 2009	84.3%
Fall 2010	46.9%
Fall 2011	45.6%
Fall 2012	88.4%
Fall 2013	76.8%
Fall 2014	78.8%
Fall 2015	79.1%
Fall 2016	76.2%
Fall 2017	81.7%
Fall 2018	84.3%
Fall 2019	83.8%
Fall 2020	82.7%
Fall 2021	88.1%
Fall 2022	83.7%
Fall 2023	85.7%
Fall 2024	86.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1140Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	840	1070
Fall 2002	840	1080
Fall 2003	830	1050
Fall 2004	800	1030
Fall 2006	810	1040
Fall 2007	800	1030
Fall 2008	790	1030
Fall 2009	820	1040
Fall 2010	840	1050
Fall 2011	840	1060
Fall 2012	810	1020
Fall 2013	870	1080
Fall 2014	860	1060
Fall 2015	865	1070
Fall 2016	860	1050
Fall 2017	950	1140
Fall 2018	950	1120
Fall 2019	960	1140
Fall 2020	943	1140
Fall 2021	910	1100
Fall 2022	830	1030
Fall 2023	910	1130
Fall 2024	930	1140

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	22
Fall 2002	17	22
Fall 2003	16	21
Fall 2004	15	20
Fall 2006	16	21
Fall 2007	16	21
Fall 2008	16	21
Fall 2009	16	21
Fall 2010	17	22
Fall 2011	17	23
Fall 2012	16	22
Fall 2013	18	23
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	18	24
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	16	24
Fall 2022	14	19
Fall 2023	18	24
Fall 2024	18	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

8,150Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Lamar University has held near 8,150 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	8,665
Fall 2003	9,182
Fall 2004	9,378
Fall 2005	9,388
Fall 2006	8,630
Fall 2007	8,497
Fall 2008	8,607
Fall 2009	9,130
Fall 2010	8,937
Fall 2011	9,379
Fall 2012	9,456
Fall 2013	9,175
Fall 2014	9,043
Fall 2015	9,008
Fall 2016	9,065
Fall 2017	8,928
Fall 2018	8,623
Fall 2019	8,302
Fall 2020	8,220
Fall 2021	7,881
Fall 2022	8,075
Fall 2023	7,945
Fall 2024	8,150

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

62%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Lamar University fell from 69% (Fall 2002) to 62% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	69%
Fall 2003 cohort	65%
Fall 2004 cohort	61%
Fall 2005 cohort	60%
Fall 2006 cohort	66%
Fall 2007 cohort	65%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	65%
Fall 2010 cohort	65%
Fall 2011 cohort	54%
Fall 2012 cohort	53%
Fall 2013 cohort	60%
Fall 2014 cohort	58%
Fall 2015 cohort	63%
Fall 2016 cohort	64%
Fall 2017 cohort	64%
Fall 2018 cohort	66%
Fall 2019 cohort	69%
Fall 2020 cohort	57%
Fall 2021 cohort	59%
Fall 2022 cohort	61%
Fall 2023 cohort	62%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Lamar University

46.5% of Lamar University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Lamar University as a primarily residential campus of 8,150 undergraduates — and 61.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Lamar University's SAT section-percentile sums are 930–1140 — their midpoint is below the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Lamar University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Lamar University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Lamar University86.4%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Lamar University$8,905

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Lamar University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Lamar University$49,652

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Lamar University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Lamar University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	86.4%	84.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,905	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,652	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Lamar University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Lamar University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 32 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$103,037
Chemical Engineering	$101,018
Mechanical Engineering	$97,159
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,709
Industrial Engineering	$91,806
Civil Engineering	$89,250
Accounting and Related Services	$87,924
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$87,113
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$85,680
Management Information Systems and Services	$74,165
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$70,799
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,279
Finance and Financial Management Services	$63,429
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$58,631
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$57,524
Marketing	$57,355
Business/Commerce, General	$56,206
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$54,509
American Sign Language	$54,319
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$54,116
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$54,087
Music	$53,904
Psychology, General	$53,038
English Language and Literature, General	$52,897
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$50,753
Biology, General	$50,674
Social Work	$50,453
Communication and Media Studies	$49,746
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,609
Design and Applied Arts	$46,341
Sociology	$44,286
Mathematics	$43,598

These 32 fields listed for Lamar University measure earnings after completion. The $49,652 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional Lamar University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Lamar University report?

Lamar University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 930–1140 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Lamar University's acceptance rate?

86.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,768 admitted from 8,990 applicants.

How much does Lamar University cost?

In-state tuition is $8,905; out-of-state students pay $18,745. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Lamar University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,652. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor — 95.8% admitted
University of the Incarnate Word — 98.1% admitted
Texas A&M University-Victoria — 95.9% admitted
University of Houston-Downtown — 90% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.