Lamar University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name Reaud Honors College
Students 300 (4%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,932
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 377 (5.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 37%
Black 28%
Hispanic 23%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 648 26% 44% 4% 29% 20% 1% $56,577 4 -0.24 56 92% 7.0%
Cybersecurity 3 — 67% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% $73,462 13 -1.07 82 — — — — —
Chemistry 14 — 29% 43% 7% 7% 36% 0% $61,698 10 -0.95 67 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry — — — — — — — — $62,402 12 -0.89 68 — — — — —
Geosciences 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,205 22 -0.62 60 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,430 0 -1.54 24 100% — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,274 3 -1.61 66 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 11% 0% 22% 22% 33% 0% $60,003 9 -1.02 63 — — — — —
Biology 40 — 38% 38% 28% 15% 18% 0% $59,623 18 -0.79 63 92% — — — —
Environmental Science 4 — 75% 0% 50% 25% 25% 0% $50,709 13 -1.00 41 — — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 10 — 0% 50% 0% 20% 30% 0% $52,094 9 -1.30 44 100% — — — —
English 12 — 25% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $54,746 65 +0.28 51 100% — — — —
General Studies 9 — 22% 33% 0% 44% 0% 0% $58,205 64 +0.08 60 91% — — — —
History 12 — 33% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $53,662 40 -0.32 48 — — — — —
Modern Languages 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,925 28 -0.55 44 — — — — —
Multidisciplinary Studies 344 — 24% 46% 2% 30% 18% 1% $56,932 58 -0.04 57 92% 6.8% — — —
Political Science 9 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $57,586 10 -1.08 58 — — — — —
Psychology 47 — 23% 28% 2% 36% 30% 0% $49,782 21 -0.80 38 86% — — — —
Social Work 15 — 27% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $62,793 97 +1.13 69 97% — — — —
Sociology 30 — 7% 43% 7% 30% 20% 0% $45,835 4 -1.00 27 100% 8.8% — — —
Criminal Justice 80 — 32% 35% 0% 42% 21% 0% $60,230 56 +0.05 64 93% 7.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 347 34% 43% 3% 23% 26% 1% $68,092 38 -0.86 76 96% 9.0%
Accounting — — — — — — — — $98,565 77 +0.75 96 95% — — — —
Business Administration 52 +6 35% 42% 0% 17% 33% 4% $73,080 52 -0.24 82 100% 8.2% — — —
Economics 2 +5 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $75,400 18 -0.85 84 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 17 — 12% 18% 6% 59% 18% 0% $49,955 5 -1.15 39 100% 10.3% — — —
Finance 56 +2 50% 38% 9% 20% 30% 2% $79,374 17 -0.68 87 95% — — — —
Financial Analytics 65 +4 37% 43% 3% 26% 25% 0% $74,273 10 -0.86 83 — — — — —
General Business 81 — 42% 54% 2% 19% 19% 0% $72,295 49 -0.28 81 94% 9.2% — — —
Human Resources Management 36 +2 3% 31% 0% 33% 33% 0% $50,842 1 -1.81 41 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $84,914 35 -0.43 90 100% — — — —
Marketing 38 +5 29% 53% 5% 13% 26% 0% $49,186 0 -2.21 37 95% — — — —
Operations Management — — — — — — — — $73,080 9 -1.11 82 100% 8.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Development 88 27% 31% 3% 47% 11% 2% $51,439 1 -0.89 43 97% 9.5%
Human Nutrition 5 — 0% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $42,101 2 -2.08 18 88% — — — —
Health and Wellness 14 — 7% 14% 7% 64% 7% 0% $54,023 10 -0.99 49 100% 8.7% — — —
Kinesiology 8 — 50% 38% 0% 25% 12% 0% $54,782 22 -0.82 52 98% 9.8% — — —
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,101 1 -1.67 18 88% — — — —
Sports Management 35 — 46% 26% 6% 54% 6% 6% $54,782 25 -0.69 52 98% 9.8% — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 22 — 14% 36% 0% 41% 23% 0% $46,374 13 -0.82 29 94% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,901 11 -1.16 39 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 287 76% 39% 10% 18% 28% 1% $107,147 97 +0.86 98 99% 4.1%
Chemical Engineering 25 — 64% 32% 4% 20% 40% 4% $123,555 97 +1.85 99 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 13 — 92% 23% 0% 8% 46% 0% $92,533 49 +0.03 94 100% — — — —
Construction Engineering 14 — 93% 50% 7% 7% 36% 0% $96,268 77 +0.56 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 31 — 84% 48% 3% 10% 29% 3% $103,527 21 -0.64 97 100% 2.8% — — —
Industrial Engineering 26 — 81% 31% 15% 19% 31% 0% $95,183 7 -1.19 95 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 56 — 79% 36% 9% 16% 29% 4% $120,950 99 +2.73 99 98% — — — —
Computer Information Sciences 39 — 41% 51% 13% 18% 18% 0% $87,456 30 -0.53 92 — — — — —
Computer Programming, Specific Applications 7 +1 100% 29% 14% 14% 43% 0% $94,074 15 -0.90 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 36 — 83% 31% 28% 31% 11% 0% $87,869 9 -1.08 92 100% 6.1% — — —
Industrial Technology 40 — 82% 42% 2% 25% 30% 0% $135,548 100 +3.89 100 100% 3.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts and Communication 102 33% 46% 4% 18% 23% 0% $52,768 2 -0.33 46 91%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 16 — 0% 69% 6% 0% 6% 0% $60,930 42 -0.15 65 94% — — — —
Advertising 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,823 5 -1.38 63 — — — — —
Communication 40 — 40% 40% 5% 30% 20% 0% $51,532 14 -0.97 43 84% — — — —
Art 14 — 14% 50% 0% 7% 36% 0% $47,207 54 +0.04 31 — — — — —
Graphic Design 11 — 27% 36% 9% 18% 9% 0% $47,834 17 -0.95 33 94% — — — —
Music 17 — 71% 53% 0% 12% 35% 0% $56,574 92 +1.06 56 100% — — — —
Theatre and Dance 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $45,873 71 +0.38 28 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing 153 10% 30% 10% 32% 22% 0% $103,221 95 +1.09 97 98% 3.3%
Nursing 153 — 10% 30% 10% 32% 22% 0% $103,221 85 +1.09 97 98% 3.3% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,356
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,942
Est. In-State Cost $12,103
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,797
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 19%
6-Year Graduation Rate 37%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.7% 385 35% 42% 4% 26% 24% 2% $66,726 18 -0.85 75 96% 9.1%
Humanities 23.3% 378 25% 47% 2% 29% 18% 1% $56,776 61 -0.03 56 92% 6.8%
Health Sciences 12.4% 201 10% 33% 9% 31% 19% 0% $91,956 89 +0.65 94 98% 4.0%
Engineering 10.2% 165 80% 37% 7% 15% 33% 2% $109,678 81 +0.95 98 98% 2.8%
Social Sciences 10.0% 163 24% 40% 3% 33% 22% 0% $50,653 12 -0.72 41 90% 8.8%
Professional 7.4% 120 49% 38% 1% 37% 24% 0% $85,336 84 +1.33 91 95% 5.9%
Computer Science 5.2% 85 65% 40% 21% 22% 16% 0% $87,682 14 -0.81 92 100% 6.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 49 33% 31% 27% 16% 20% 0% $59,693 16 -0.83 63 92% —
Arts 2.9% 47 38% 45% 2% 11% 32% 0% $50,771 48 +0.15 41 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 23 35% 57% 4% 4% 26% 0% $58,202 2 -1.07 60 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 9 33% 22% 22% 33% 11% 0% $45,927 3 -1.60 28 88% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $6.3M #205 28% $0.1M 9 #183 52 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #422 55% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #409 7% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.3M #280 57% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #329 57% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #340 24% $0.0M 55 #47 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #493 23% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #379 53% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.3M #322 31% $0.2M 64 #232 52 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 119 $5.6M $5.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 103 $832K $831K $1K
Baseball 40 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 14 $1.9M $1.9M $37K
Tennis 9 $388K $388K $0
Golf 8 $466K $460K $6K
Total 232 $10.9M $10.8M $45K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $831K $831K $0
Soccer 33 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Softball 25 $912K $901K $11K
Volleyball 16 $757K $757K $0
Basketball 12 $1.5M $1.5M $11K
Tennis 8 $494K $494K $0
Golf 7 $418K $418K $0
Total 145 $5.9M $5.9M $22K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 205 $1.7M $1.7M $1K
Football 119 $5.6M $5.6M $0
Baseball 40 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 33 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 26 $3.4M $3.4M $49K
Softball 25 $912K $901K $11K
Tennis 17 $882K $882K $0
Volleyball 16 $757K $757K $0
Golf 15 $884K $878K $6K
Total 377 $24.0M $23.9M $74K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 82% 88%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1060 – 1210
SAT Math Range 440 – 560
SAT RW Range 470 – 590